VFS Global brings Bulgaria visa application services closer to home for Qatar residents

Marita Bachhav, Regional Head VFS Global.
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Updated 07 August 2024
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VFS Global brings Bulgaria visa application services closer to home for Qatar residents

Residents of Qatar can now apply for their Bulgaria visas at the VFS Global Visa Application Centre in Doha. Inaugurated on Aug. 5, the center will accept documents for short-term and long-term visas, as well as requests for the legalization of Police Clearance Certificates to Bulgaria.

The contract for VFS Global to provide Bulgaria visa services in Qatar was signed by Plamen Delev, ambassador of Bulgaria in Qatar on July 22. 

Plamen Delev, Ambassador of Bulgaria in Qatar, said: “Globalization demands efficient visa services. The strategic outsourcing of the Bulgaria Visas and Police Clearance Certificates legalization with VFS Global in Qatar streamlines the process, leveraging their expertise for smoother travel and business opportunities. This commitment to innovation ensures that our Embassy sets higher levels of exceptional visa services.”

Marita Bachhav, regional head, VFS Global, said: “We are delighted to be expanding our partnership with the Bulgarian government to offer convenient and efficient visa application services to residents in Qatar. The opening of our new Visa Application Centre in Doha reflects our commitment to providing a seamless and hassle-free experience for travelers seeking Bulgarian visas.”

VFS Global has been a trusted partner for the government of Bulgaria since 2008, and currently operates a network of 92 Bulgaria Visa Application Centres in 16 countries worldwide.

Applicants can also choose from a range of optional services offered by VFS Global for an enhanced customer journey, including SMS updates at every stage of the application process and courier return service for delivery of processed passports to the applicants’ doorstep.

VFS Global’s Premium Lounge will also be available to Bulgaria visa applicants, which includes end-to-end professional guidance, a faster application and biometric submission process, and complimentary SMS and courier return services, all in a plush ambience.


Cyberani achieves major milestone in 2025 MITRE ATT&CK evaluation

Updated 23 December 2025
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Cyberani achieves major milestone in 2025 MITRE ATT&CK evaluation

Cyberani by Aramco Digital, a leading provider of cybersecurity services and solutions, announced a significant achievement in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK evaluations. The company successfully passed all assigned cybersecurity assessments and scored exceptional marks in detecting seven core attack tactics within the MITRE ATT&CK framework. These include 100 percent in collection tactics, 100 percent in credential access, 100 percent execution of code, 100 percent of data exfiltration, 100 percent lateral movement tactics, 100 percent of persistence activities, and 100 percent recon activities. This accomplishment reflects Cyberani’s strong capabilities in safeguarding the national cyberspace and enhancing its security posture, while reinforcing its position in the global cybersecurity field and demonstrating the advancement of its innovations on an international scale.

Alongside its technical performance in the evaluation, Cyberani was granted a seat on the ATT&CK Evals Participant Advisory Council. This position enables the company to contribute to the development and refinement of future evaluation methodologies, support better alignment between ATT&CK assessments and the needs of regional and global defense ecosystems, and strengthen Saudi Arabia’s role in shaping the future of cybersecurity worldwide.

The MITRE ATT&CK evaluation is an advanced technical assessment designed to simulate real adversary behavior and measure how cybersecurity solutions and threat detection services respond to the tactics, techniques, and procedures used in actual attacks. Through its participation, Cyberani aligned its threat detection capabilities with the ATT&CK framework widely adopted across the global cybersecurity community, providing measurable and transparent insights into system performance under complex and realistic attack scenarios.

Headquartered in Riyadh, Cyberani leverages extensive hands-on experience in protecting industrial environments and critical infrastructure. This expertise enables the company to bring national operational realities into a broader ATT&CK context and support the global community in deepening its understanding of threat detection performance across diverse operating environments.

During the 2025 evaluation, Cyberani’s threat detection capabilities and security monitoring services were tested against a wide range of ATT&CK techniques. The results provided a detailed view of how its detection systems responded to every phase of simulated attack chains, offering clear visibility into coverage areas performing as intended and identifying opportunities for further tuning and enhancement. These insights now fuel Cyberani’s cybersecurity development roadmap and support its ongoing improvement efforts.

Saeed Alsaeed, CEO of Cyberani, said that Cyberani’s participation in the MITRE ATT&CK evaluations and the results achieved in its threat detection capabilities provided the company with a structured and transparent understanding of its performance across complex attack scenarios and enabled it to implement more precise enhancements.

This milestone aligns with Cyberani’s strategy to safeguard regional infrastructure with advanced cyber solutions, fueled by innovation and empowered by world-class Saudi talent.