Verizon Business has unveiled its 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), revealing a sharp global rise in data breaches. Among the regions hit hardest is EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), where cybersecurity threats like system intrusions and insider threats are growing at an alarming pace.

Read more: Cyber Threats Escalate Across EMEA as Breaches Nearly Double

Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced significant milestones in the sultanate’s telecom sector for 2024, with notable gains in subscriptions, infrastructure, and revenues.

Read more: 5G Expansion, Economic Gains, and Omanization: Key Drivers of Oman's Telecom Success

International Girls in ICT Day 2025, set for April 24th, will highlight the theme ‘Girls in ICT for Inclusive Digital Transformation.’ This global initiative emphasizes the urgent need for greater female representation in the ICT sector.

Read more: Digital Inclusion Starts with Her: Empowering Women in ICT and Beyond

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) recently hosted a session that brought together digital transformation experts from federal government entities. The session marked the launch of the Digital Government Community (DGOV Community) and explored how training can be leveraged to enhance skills and promote knowledge exchange.

Read more: TDRA Launches DGOV Community to Enhance Knowledge Exchange

His Excellency Eng. Saeed bin Hamoud Al-Maawali, Minister of Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT), issued Ministerial Decision No. (108 /2025), enacting the Regulatory Framework for Government Digital Transformation.

Read more: Oman’s MTCIT Plots Structured Government Digital Transformation

In celebration of Earth Day’s 55th anniversary, the 2025 theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” urges collective global action to fast-track the transition to renewable energy. The objective is to triple clean electricity output by 2030 by harnessing solar, wind, hydro, tidal, and geothermal sources.

Read more: Not Only on “Earth Day” But Every Day: ICT’s Mission for a Greener Future

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