Marine Life Institute forms oversized “coral reef” on the Red Sea coast

The incredibly ambitious Red Sea Project is part of an ongoing effort to transform Saudi Arabia into a world-leading tourist destination and has resulted in plans for luxury resorts and an airport. Now Foster + Partners has revealed work is underway on… Continue reading Marine Life Institute forms oversized “coral reef” on the Red Sea coast

Saudi Arabia a critical partner in fighting cyberthreats, White House cyber official says

The kingdom is a vital partner to ensure the U.S. can block Chinese telecom giant Huawei from dominating networks in the Mideast and Africa.

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The incredible plan for a 170-km-long skyscraper in the Saudi desert

Saudi Arabian authorities have revealed plans for an architecture project so ambitious that it almost beggars belief. Named The Line, it would consist of a 170-km (105-mile)-long skyscraper that would serve as home to approximately 9 million people – o… Continue reading The incredible plan for a 170-km-long skyscraper in the Saudi desert

World’s biggest walk-through kaleidoscope delivers psychedelic visuals

London company Stufish laid out a spectacularly trippy experience for visitors to this year’s One Giant Leap technology conference in Saudi Arabia, in which visitors could walk through a colossal kaleidoscope tunnel, surrounded by wild LED visuals.Cont… Continue reading World’s biggest walk-through kaleidoscope delivers psychedelic visuals

Luxury resort will sleep hotel guests inside an Arabian mountain

Construction work has begun on an ambitious new hotel development designed by Oppenheim Architecture that will be part-built into a Saudi Arabian mountainside. Fittingly, the rock that’s excavated during the build process will be reused to help create … Continue reading Luxury resort will sleep hotel guests inside an Arabian mountain

How (and why) cyber specialists hacked a North American utility’s smart meter

The hackers behind some of the most impactful intrusions of industrial organizations in the last five years have meticulously searched for ways to move from facilities’ IT networks to the more sensitive computers that interact with machinery.  Before alleged Russian hackers cut power in Ukraine in 2015, for example, they spent many months mapping out utility computer networks and gathering grid workers’ credentials. And the hackers that triggered the 2017 shutdown of a Saudi petrochemical plant with the so-called Triton malware are known for using dozens of different tools to maintain access to IT and industrial networks. As state-sponsored hackers continue to probe U.S. infrastructure, cybersecurity experts regularly emulate those landmark attacks today to break into their clients’ networks in order to protect them. The latest example comes from Mandiant, FireEye’s incident response unit, which this week publicized the techniques it used to infiltrate a North American utility’s industrial control systems […]

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Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure: Challenges and Solutions

With geopolitical tension rising in certain parts of the world along with the ambitions of cyber attackers, coming up with a holistic strategy
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Massive battery will help power Foster + Partners luxury resort

Foster + Partners has designed a colorful-looking island paradise for a tourist development in Saudi Arabia. Named Coral Bloom, it’ll offer visitors a slice of beachside luxury and will be powered by a mixture of wind and solar power, backed up by an a… Continue reading Massive battery will help power Foster + Partners luxury resort

Zero-Click Apple Zero-Day Uncovered in Pegasus Spy Attack

The phones of 36 journalists were infected by four APTs, possibly linked to Saudi Arabia or the UAE. Continue reading Zero-Click Apple Zero-Day Uncovered in Pegasus Spy Attack