Oman sees 30pc drop in COVID-19 cyber-attacks 1562740 MUSCAT, Dec 27 - Oman has seen an impressive 30 per cent drop in the number of COVID-19-related cyberattacks from 920 in Q2 2020 to 640 in Q3 2020, according to new research from Trend Micro Incorporated, the leader in cloud security. In Q3 2020, Oman’s COVID-19 related cyberattacks included: 610 e-mail spam attacks, down 27 per cent from 833 in Q2 2020; 29 malicious URL hits, down 67 per cent from 87 in Q2 2020; and 1 malware detection, up from 0 in Q2 2020. “Oman’s 30 per cent decrease in COVID-19 related cyberattacks is an impressive signal that Oman’s IT decision-makers are taking pandemic-related attacks seriously,” said Assad Arabi, Managing Director — Gulf Cluster, Trend Micro.