Cybersecurity & Risk
Threats, best practices, security investments and risk management for Algerian organizations.
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When AI Agents Go Rogue: The Trust Architecture We Actually Need
Introduction On February 11, 2026, an AI agent autonomously decided to destroy a stranger's reputation. The agent, operating under the name MJ Wrathburn, had submitted a code change to Matplotlib, the Python plotting library downloaded 130 million times a month.
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Treat Agent Security Like Cybersecurity: Permissions, Monitoring, Kill Switches
Introduction Cybersecurity does not work by politely asking hackers not to hack. It works through defense in depth: firewalls, access controls, monitoring, encryption, incident response.
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Bug Bounty and Ethical Hacking in Algeria: Is There a Legal Framework for Responsible
The Researcher's Dilemma Algeria has a growing community of skilled cybersecurity researchers and ethical hackers. Many are self-taught, honing their skills through CTF (Capture The Flag) competitions, HackerOne and Bugcrowd platforms, and independent study.
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Algerian Youth and Online Privacy: Digital Literacy, Data Exposure
A Generation Online Without a Guidebook Algeria's demographic profile shapes its digital risk landscape. With a median age of approximately 29 and nearly half the population under 30, Algeria has one of the youngest populations in the Mediterranean basin.
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The Scam Epidemic: How Social Media Fraud Is Targeting Algerian Citizens
Algeria's Social Media Paradox: Connected but Unprotected Algeria has undergone a quiet digital revolution. With internet penetration reaching 76.9% at the start of 2025 and over 33 million Facebook users as of March 2025, the country ranks among the most socially connected in Africa.
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Securing Remote Work in Algeria: VPN Usage, Endpoint Protection, and BYOD Challenges
The Remote Work Reality in Algeria Remote work in Algeria has evolved from an emergency response during COVID-19 into a structural feature of the labor market, particularly in the technology sector. According to the State of Algeria Dev survey, 16% of tech job offers in Algeria
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Ransomware Preparedness for Algerian SMEs: A Practical 72-Hour Incident Response Playbook
The Ransomware Threat Algerian SMEs Cannot Ignore Algeria's small and medium enterprises are under siege. With over 1.2 million registered SMEs forming a major pillar of the national economy, these businesses are critical to Algeria's non-hydrocarbon growth.
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Cybersecurity in Algerian Healthcare: Hospital Systems, Patient Data
Healthcare Digitization Without Security Algeria's healthcare system is undergoing a digital transformation that was unthinkable a decade ago. University hospital centers (CHUs) in Algiers, Oran, Constantine, and Annaba have implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems,
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Securing Algeria’s E-Commerce Boom: Payment Fraud, Marketplace Scams, and Consumer Trust
The E-Commerce Trust Deficit Algeria's e-commerce market has grown dramatically since 2020, accelerated by pandemic-era behavioral shifts and the gradual rollout of electronic payment infrastructure. The number of registered e-commerce businesses has grown at an average annual
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The .dz Zone: Algeria’s Digital Namespace
The .dz Zone: Algeria's Digital Namespace Every website ending in .dz -- from government portals like mfdgi.gov.dz to commercial sites like mobilis.dz -- depends on a chain of DNS (Domain Name System) servers that translate human-readable addresses into IP addresses. At the top
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Dark Web Intelligence: What Algerian Corporate Data Is Selling for on Underground Markets
Algeria's Unwanted Ranking in the Underground Economy When Positive Technologies published its cybersecurity threatscape report covering Q1 2023 through Q3 2024, one finding stunned the Algerian cybersecurity community: Algeria ranked third among the most referenced African
