Pakistan is set to launch the National Cyber Security Authority by next year, marking a significant step towards bolstering the country’s cybersecurity infrastructure. The new authority will be responsible for ensuring that organizations deploy security-certified infrastructures to prevent data breaches and cyber attacks.
According to Dr. Haider Abbas, Director General/Head of National Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT), the National CERT will be transformed into the National Cyber Security Authority of Pakistan by 2025. A lab will be established to certify that organizations’ hardware and software meet stringent security standards before deployment.
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The National Cyber Security Authority aims to bridge the gap between government organizations and the private sector, promoting collaboration and public-private partnerships to enhance cybersecurity in Pakistan.
During his keynote address at the Information Security Conference by Total Communications, held in Karachi last week, Dr. Haider emphasized that lab certification will become mandatory in the near future to ensure foolproof security measures. Dr. Haider’s session elaborated on ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ’๐ด ๐๐บ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด: ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฑ. He acknowledged that Pakistan currently lacks basic cybersecurity infrastructure and ranks 79th globally in cybersecurity measures. However, initiatives are underway to improve the ranking to 50th position.
