𝗗𝗚 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗦𝗤𝗖𝗔-𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗕 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆

𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞, 𝙋𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣 – In a pivotal awareness workshop titled " 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 & 𝘐𝘛 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴," Dr. Haider Abbas, Director General of the National Computer Emergency Response Team (nCERT), delivered an impactful keynote address. The event, organized by the Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (Ministry of Sci. & Tech., Govt. of Pakistan) (PSQCA) in collaboration with the National Telecom & Information Security Board (NTISB) under the Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan, focused on advancing national security standards.

During his address, Dr. Haider Abbas emphasized nCERT's unwavering commitment to developing indigenous technologies, underscoring the critical role of national expertise in enhancing cybersecurity resilience. His participation reinforced the strategic importance of establishing robust security frameworks to safeguard cryptographic and IT security devices.

Dr. Abbas was joined by Muhammad Umair Tariq, Director of the Technology Development Center (TDC) at nCERT. He enriched the discussion with his insights on the latest technological advancements and their far-reaching implications for national security. Notably, Umair shed light on Pakistan's pioneering achievement in establishing its first Common Criteria evaluation facility for IT security products in Islamabad. This milestone underscores the country's commitment to ensuring the integrity and security of its digital landscape.