A roundup of cyber news from the Middle East and North Africa region. This week’s post covers the Flame malware, censorship in social media and Google’s Transparency Report.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert was interviewed on The Current by Anna Maria Tremonti regarding the latest issue of Google’s Transparency Report.

The Citizen Lab published the inaugural issues of the weekly Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Cyber Watch (replacing Iran Cyber Watch) and the monthly Southeast Asia Cyber Watch.

This week in Iran Cyber Watch: Espionage through social networking, Flame malware, Internet TV channels, and more.

The Dublin Conference on Internet Freedom will offer an opportunity to explore key issues related to Internet Freedom.

Morgan Marquis-Boire will participate at the Black Hat USA 2012 Conference, taking place in Las Vegas from 21-26 July 2012.

Eneken Tikk spoke about the diplomatic impact of the Flame virus as well as the group of nations led by China, Russia and several Middle Eastern countries that are seeking to influence operational control of the Internet.

This week in Iran Cyber Watch: Iranian reaction to Flame malware, National Information Network, National Email, The Supreme Council of Cyberspace and more.

The Canada Centre for Global Security Studies (Canada Centre) and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto (with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)) are pleased to announce the launch of the Cyber Stewards program.

The inaugural issue of Southeast Asia Cyber Watch contains news articles from Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam.