Cyprus’ internet quality good, affordability poor – study
Cyprus currently ranks 35th in the world in terms of digital quality of life (DQL), according to a study conducted by cybersecurity company Surfshark. A...
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One in ten Cypriots fooled into buying counterfeits
One in ten Cypriots say they were misled into buying counterfeits, according to an EU-wide survey released as part of an awareness campaign by the...
Elderly use of the internet similar to EU average
Use of the internet by older Cypriots is at similar levels as the EU average, with 58 per cent of the 65 to 74-year age...
One in five businesses in Cyprus use internet-connected devices
Cyprus is one of three EU countries where one-fifth of enterprises with more than 10 people employed used internet-connected devices last year. On Friday, Eurostat...
Boosted internet use in pandemic increases risk of child sex abuse
Police warned on Wednesday that increased internet use by minors during the pandemic has given sex offenders easier access to their victims. “During the Covid-19...
One in four young Cypriots addicted to internet – survey
Around 8 per cent of young people in Cyprus are addicted to social media, while 24 per cent are addicted to the internet, according to...
Online calls most popular internet activity in Cyprus
The most popular internet activity for the 92.8 per cent of households in Cyprus that have an internet connection is making calls online, the statistical...
Coronavirus: Children more exposed to online danger during coronavirus lockdown
The risk of children being sexually abused via the Internet during the coronavirus outbreak has increased, NGO Hope For Children said in a statement on...
Arrest after man gets naked videos of kids using fake ID online
A 28-year-old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and using a false...
Leaping into a 5G world but not everyone is on board yet
AS telecommunications companies and governments look to the business benefits of the 5G world, public and scientific opinion remains divided over whether the new technology...
Man cut internet connection over health fears
Police in Paphos arrested a 39-year-old man on Monday suspected of cutting power to a wireless internet antenna because it was bad for people’s health....
Number of households with internet now over 86%
By Lizzy Ioannidou This year saw a 6.8 per cent increase in the number of households with internet connection compared with 2017, the statistical service...
Under three-quarters of businesses have own websites
Just over 70 per cent of Cypriot companies had their own websites in 2018, slightly down over the previous year but under half of the...
Cyta blames ‘technical malfunction’ for islandwide internet cut
An island wide Internet cut which lasted more than three hours disrupted both mobile and fixed services on Monday morning, Cyta spokesman Lefteris Christou said....
Island shows digital development but still lags behind Europe
Cyprus ranks 21st among the 28 EU nations on the European Commission’s latest digital scoreboard, published on Tuesday. According to the Digital Economy and Society...
Cyprus progressing slowly in digitisation
By Andria Kades Cyprus is progressing slowly in its digitisation, ranking 21st out of 28 EU member states in the Digital Economy and Society Index...
Call to action for a safer internet
A conference titled ‘Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you’ was held on Tuesday as part of this year’s Safer Internet...
Damaged cables fixed, internet service back to normal levels, authorities say
The damage to the two underwater cables which had slowed internet connections last week has been repaired, the Office of the Commissioner for Electronic Communications...
Cut internet cables slow down service (Updated)
Some internet users in Cyprus were faced with slower internet on Friday after two underground cables were cut a day earlier. Providers were quick to...
Minister dismisses concerns over Macron’s fake news law plan
Judges, not the government, will be in charge of enforcing French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed new legislation to fight fake news on the Internet, a...