Israeli IT-companies are interested in expanding the country's presence and investment in the market of information and communication technologies in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan and Serbia will establish a joint working group on cooperation in the information and communication technologies, the Communications and High Technologies Ministry said.

Azerbaijan is leading the region in fixed broadband Internet, says a report from the International Telecommunication Union.

Information and communication services worth 1.077 billion manats ($1,027 billion )were rendered to Azerbaijan's population and organizations in first eight months of 2015.

Azerbaijani internet users will soon be protected from DDoS-attacks, as a commercial service for the issue from Azerbaijan's primary provider, Delta Telecom, will be put into operation by late September-early October.

The Electronic government portal in Azerbaijan now features a function for convenient online payment.

The number of cyber threats has reduced in Azerbaijan, as the number of cyber security-related requests from state structures of Azerbaijan dropped to 104 in August, the Cyber Security Center reports.

Intel Security and McAfee solutions are set to enter Azerbaijani market, according to a message from the BAKOTECH international group of companies.

Azerbaijan intends to use profound experience of Israel in the sphere of high technologies.

Azerbaijan and Iran plan to continue their cooperation in high technologies, switching to manufacturing high-tech and satellite communications products.