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In Cambodia, online shopping – typically on smartphones and tablets – is becoming increasingly popular due to its convenience. However, this presents significant issues for less technologically savvy buyers, who may be more vulnerable to scams, especially when shopping on social media. On April 27, Ouk Chhaivan, a citizen in Chi Kreng District of Siem Reap province,…
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications’ Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology has announced that it provided digital skills training for 650 civil servants between November and March, offering certificates upon completion that it says will prove their digital competency. Tol Gnak, head of the ministry’s General Department, said on March 30 that the ministry initiated…
Moses’ journey to becoming a digital security advocate started while he was working in the civil society and human rights-related fields. His professional experience and personal interest lead him to become a digital security specialist working to spread digital knowledge and improve cyber hygiene in Cambodia where malicious activities like defacement, phishing, hacking, and email…
The Kingdom’s “Stop Covid” QR Code – a location and contact-tracing app designed to prevent the coronavirus spreading – has won the Global South Covid-19 Digital Innovation Challenge award from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICT). The challenge, launched in June this year in collaboration with…
WASHINGTON — Radio reporter Khut Sokun says he is doing less reporting this year. The reason: fear of Cambodia’s national internet gateway, which he and others say allows the government to monitor all online activity. Internet service providers in Cambodia have until February 2022 to redirect all their traffic through a regulatory body, or gateway,…
តើអ្វីទៅជាកាំភ្លើងប្រឆាំងនឹងយន្តហោះគ្មានមនុស្សបើកផ្ទាល់ (physical pilot) ដែលហៅថាដ្រូននោះ? កាំភ្លើងនេះមិនមែនដូចជាកាំភ្លើងដែលមានគ្រាប់ដែលយើងអាចចាប់កាន់បានដូចជាគ្រាប់កាំភ្លើងដែលប្រើប្រាស់ដោយ ប៉ូលីស និងទាហាននោះទេ។ គ្រាប់របស់កាំភ្លើងកំចាត់ដ្រូន គឺជា រលកសញ្ញាវិទ្យុ ឬហៅថា Radio Frequency នៅពេលដែលកាំភ្លើងនេះត្រូវបានកេះកៃបាញ់ គ្រាប់រលកសញ្ញាវិទ្យុនោះនឹងទៅរំខានដល់ឧបករណ៍ បញ្ជារដ្រូន (Drone Remote Control) របស់អាកាសយានិក (Drone Pilot) ដែលធ្វើឲ្យដ្រូនមិនអាចទទួលការបញ្ជាររបស់ឧបករណ៍បញ្ជារនោះបាន។ កាំភ្លើងកំចាត់ដ្រូននេះ ក៏មានលទ្ធភាពអាច បាញ់បញ្ជារដ្រូនមួយ ឬច្រើន ដែលកំពុងតែហោះនោះ ឲ្យត្រឡប់ទៅទីតាំងដើម (Home) វិញ ឬឲ្យដ្រូនចុះចតភ្លាមៗ តាមរយៈការបញ្ជារចុះតាមដៃរបស់អ្នកកាន់កាំភ្លើងដ្រូននោះ។ នៅក្នុងអត្ថបទនេះ ខ្ញុំនឹងរៀបរាប់ពី មុខងារ និងសមត្ថិភាពរបស់កាំភ្លើងនេះ រួមទាំងការប្រើប្រាស់របស់វា និងហានិភ័យដែលអាចកើតចេញពីការប្រើប្រាស់។ ហេតុអ្វីបានជាគេប្រើប្រាស់ កាំភ្លើងកំចាត់ដ្រូន (anti-drone gun)? ប្រព័ន្ធយន្តហោះគ្មានមនុស្សបើក ឬហៅជាភាសាបច្ចេកទេសថា Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) ត្រូវបាន ប្រើប្រាស់ដោយប្រទេសដែលមានបច្ចេកទេសបង្កើតសាពាវុធទំនើបៗ រួមបញ្ចូលទាំងបច្ចេកទេស ប្រព័ន្ធឈ្លបយកការ សម្រាប់វិស័យកងទ័ព។ យន្តហោះដ្រូនរបស់កងទ័ព…
As the US and its allies joined hands last week to expose what they allege to be China’s Ministry of State Security’s malicious cyber activities around the world, the attention also turned to Cambodia with the US Department of Justice claiming that four Chinese hackers stole data concerning the Mekong River from a Cambodian ministry…
PHNOM PENH — A U.S. Justice Department indictment accusing four Chinese nationals of cyber espionage reveals how hackers allegedly stole data on Mekong River discussions with China from a Cambodian ministry in 2018. The Justice Department on Monday accused three Chinese state security officials of coordinating an expansive hacking campaign targeting government entities, universities and corporations around…
You might have to think twice about your answer after listening to this latest episode, in which Thina and I venture beyond the digital horizon to a world of state surveillance and cybersecurity. Our subject for this installment is the National Internet Gateway. No, that’s not another Phnom Penh monument, but rather a Cambodian project…
As authorities jail multiple activists for their online speech, rights groups and civil society members are decrying the government’s digital surveillance and criminalization of speech. About two weeks ago, officials arrested three members of the environmental protection group Mother Nature and later used a video clip allegedly taken from an online Zoom meeting and posted…