The fog is set to persist into next week. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The fog is set to persist into next week. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The fog is set to persist into next week. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The fog is set to persist into next week. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE

Abu Dhabi Police warns motorists of heavy fog

Weather could make conditions challenging and impede visibility

The National

February 13, 2021

  • English
  • Arabic

Abu Dhabi Police warned motorists travelling to the capital to exercise extreme caution.

It said fog could make driving conditions challenging and impede visibility.

Those who did not have to travel were urged to avoid the roads, while those who did should reduce speed and monitor the speed reduction system, it said.

This system cuts the speed limit to 80kph and those who fail to adhere face fines.

Foggy conditions have persisted across the UAE over the past week.

The National Centre of Meteorology also warned the public that fog would linger over the country into Sunday morning.

Know your cyber adversaries

Cryptojacking: Compromises a device or network to mine cryptocurrencies without an organisation's knowledge.

Distributed denial-of-service: Floods systems, servers or networks with information, effectively blocking them.

Man-in-the-middle attack: Intercepts two-way communication to obtain information, spy on participants or alter the outcome.

Malware: Installs itself in a network when a user clicks on a compromised link or email attachment.

Phishing: Aims to secure personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

Ransomware: Encrypts user data, denying access and demands a payment to decrypt it.

Spyware: Collects information without the user's knowledge, which is then passed on to bad actors.

Trojans: Create a backdoor into systems, which becomes a point of entry for an attack.

Viruses: Infect applications in a system and replicate themselves as they go, just like their biological counterparts.

Worms: Send copies of themselves to other users or contacts. They don't attack the system, but they overload it.

Zero-day exploit: Exploits a vulnerability in software before a fix is found.

Ziina users can donate to relief efforts in Beirut

Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”

EnvironmentUAE