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Ooredoo and Ericsson partner to modernise oil and gas enterprise network in Qatar
Ooredoo and Ericsson used their articipation at Mobile World
Congress 2022 in Barcelona , Spain to sign a partnership deal that will provide offshore enterprise connectivity in Qatar . As part of the five-year partnership , Ericsson will supply and manage the 4G network for the Ooredoo oil and gas enterprise customers at their offshore sites to meet their traffic requirements . benefit the oil and gas industry . Ericsson has a strong roadmap and track-record in delivering 5G-ready solutions and we are proud to be Ooredoo ’ s partner to modernise the networks of the oil and gas industry . We look forward to further our collaboration with Ooredoo in the field of innovative industrial and enterprises cases in Qatar .”
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al Thani , Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Qatar said : “ This exciting launch is yet more evidence to consolidate our position as an innovator and trusted provider of customised solutions to support our many industries in Qatar and further afield . We are committed to investing in innovation as a key part of our corporate strategy , and to finding and developing solutions for customer needs across every industry .”
Fadi Pharaon , President , Ericsson Middle East and Africa said : “ The agreement with Ooredoo is an important step that will
ESET Research : Lazarus attacks aerospace and defence contractors worldwide
the Netherlands , Poland , and Ukraine ) and Latin America ( Brazil ).
Lazarus APT is a notorious cybercrime organisation with an unknown number of members . From late 2021 through to March 2022 , research has revealed that Lazarus has been targeting aerospace and defence contractors across the globe with the intent of cyberespionage and exfiltration of funds , though somewhat unsuccessfully .
The attacks , according to the ESET telemetry , show that Lazarus has been targeting companies in Europe ( France , Italy , Spain , Germany ,
As early as 2020 , ESET researchers had already documented a campaign pursued by a sub-group of Lazarus against European aerospace and defence contractors ESET called operation In ( ter ) ception . This campaign was noteworthy as it used social media , especially LinkedIn , to build trust between the attacker and an unsuspecting employee before sending them malicious components masquerading as job descriptions or applications . At that time , companies in Brazil , Czech Republic , Qatar , Turkey and Ukraine had already been targeted .
Jean-Ian Boutin , Director , Threat Research , ESET explained that the threat group showed ingenuity by deploying an interesting toolset , including , for example , a user-mode component able to exploit a vulnerable Dell driver to write to kernel memory . “ This advanced trick was used in an attempt to bypass security solutions monitoring ,” said Boutin .
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