ISLAMABAD: Amid rising cyber risks and repeated data breaches, the government has decided to establish a federal-level Cybersecurity Authority to safeguard Pakistan’s digital ecosystem. The authority will be responsible for proposing cybersecurity measures for critical national infrastructure and implementing nationwide cyber protection initiatives. Read More: Pakistan finalising national cybersecurity policy: Shaza Fatima The Ministry of Information Technology […]
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Pakistan targeted by seven APT groups amid rising cyberattacks
Pakistan is facing an escalating wave of cyberattacks, with seven advanced persistent threat (APT) groups actively targeting government agencies, intelligence services, the oil and gas sector, and corporate entities, a global cybersecurity firm has revealed. According to Kaspersky, the country experiences around one million attacks every month, equating to cyber threats on a per-minute basis. […]
PTA opens doors to legal VPN services in Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started licensing VPN service providers to ensure secure and legal internet access. This step regulates the growing VPN market. Users can now access services from licensed companies directly. According to Pakistan Television, PTA issued class licenses to more than five companies. These licenses allow providers to offer VPNs for lawful […]
PTA issues new guidelines for licensed VPN services in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced new guidelines for Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, allowing internet users to access secure and lawful VPN connections through licensed providers. This comes under the reinstated Class Value Added Services (CVAS-Data) licensing framework. Several companies, including Alpha 3 Cubic (Steer Lucid), Zettabyte (Crest VPN), Nexilium Tech (Kestrel […]
SBP pushes innovation, trust in Pakistan’s digital finance
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmed on Wednesday highlighted the importance of trust and cybersecurity in digital finance, noting that the central bank is advancing plans to establish an innovation hub. The initiative comes as SBP launches the first cohort of its Regulatory Sandbox to test new solutions in areas such as […]
Islamabad, Riyadh to forge partnership in AI, cybersecurity
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia plan to forge a partnership in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, Pakistani state media reported on Friday. The report came after Pakistani IT and Telecommunication Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja’s meeting with President of Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (DAIA) Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Al-Ghamdi in Riyadh. The […]
Settlement curbs firm’s facial recognition database in US
Startup Clearview AI has agreed to limit access to its controversial facial recognition database in the United States, settling a lawsuit filed by privacy advocates, a court filing showed Monday. The deal, which needs approval by the court to become final, would resolve litigation filed two years ago by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) […]
Senator declares FIA’s progress on dark web cases ‘unsatisfactory’
Senator Rubina Khalid, on Monday, said that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing only employed 15 investigators. She said this while chairing a session of Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication here in Islamabad. The senator also added that the FIA cybercrime cell comprised of 114 persons, whereas, only 15 cyber investigators […]
Facebook takes down hundred-plus pages of Pakistani-origin
Facebook has taken down hundred-plus pages of Pakistani-origin on Monday. Facebook claimed that the pages they have taken down were involved in “coordinated inauthentic behaviour.” “Today we removed 103 pages, groups and accounts for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on Facebook and Instagram as part of a network that originated in Pakistan,” said a statement […]