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Israel’s war on Lebanon laid bare the fragility of the country’s digital infrastructure and deepened vulnerabilities that were already entrenched.

Decades of corruption and mismanagement left systems open to data breaches that have compromised sensitive information and, at times, been exploited for malicious purposes, like Israeli targeting in residential areas.

Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities continue to tout ambitious digital transformation plans, AI-driven strategies, and efforts to dismantle illegal internet networks. But how can such goals be realized without a secure and resilient digital foundation to start with?

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Lebanon’s data security problem, explained - SMEX As the war escalates, the digital battlefield is proving just as volatile as the physical one putting civilian lives directly...