The Head of Information Technology at the College of Computer Science in Al-Leith, Dr. Marwan Al-Bahar, has identified three security vulnerabilities in some products of the Avast Internet Security Company which violate users' privacy by exposing their names and emails and breaching their personal information.

Dr. Al-Bahar said the vulnerabilities enable hackers to violate the privacy of the clients’ data, thereby allowing them to tamper and exploit the clients’ privacy.

Meanwhile, Avast company extended thanks and appreciation to Dr. Marwan Al-Bahar in return for his efforts in protecting users' data and privacy. Some internet companies, including Avast, allow technicians to discover internal vulnerabilities, thus helping these companies to solve the vulnerabilities and develop their cyber security systems.

In this regard, Dr. Al-Bahar stated that he has contributed to reporting several security vulnerabilities in various international companies, including: Google, Harvard University, Siemens, etc. He pointed out that he has multiple requests and correspondences from different international institutions having security vulnerabilities which are currently being processed.

On his part, the Dean of the College of Computer Science in Al-Leith, Dr. Iskandar Hawsawi, stated that the college has been able, through its cyber security club, to report more than 20 security vulnerabilities threatening internet security since the club was founded in January 2020 A.C. "A fact that led the college to reach an outstanding position compared to other local colleges," he expounded.

Moreover, Dr. Hawsawi explained that the cyber security club in the college aims to enhance the protection of networks, information technology systems, as well as operating systems and their hardware and software components, while taking into consideration the growing importance of cyber security in the life of different communities and providing protection for community entities and institutions. He added that the college also aims to provide the foundation for a national industry in the field of cyber security to strengthen the leadership of the Saudi Kingdom at the international level, in line with the Saudi Vision 2030.