The cyber security group conducts practical research that advances the state of the art of cyber security technology and generates practical impacts, in particular on improving the security practice of important stakeholders of the nation,  technology transfer and commercialization. Collaborating with government ministries and industrial partners, the cyber security group currently carries on a suite of data-driven projects, including enterprise log analytics for intrusion detection and threat hunting, Internet threat intelligence, blockchain security and AI security and privacy. Starting from 2017, QCRI has been designated as the key organization to establish the National Cyber Security Research Lab (NCSRL), which is a consortium of multiple ministries. NCSRL is tasked to empower the National Committee on Information Security (NCIS) with innovative technology that protects Qatar’s digital borders. The cyber security group thus also undertakes efforts to help the establishment of NCSRL, especially its infrastructure/system design and deployment.