𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗚 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝗯𝗮𝘀 (𝗧𝗜), 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘥, 𝘗𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯 — The Director General of the (National CERT), Dr. Haider AbbasHaider Abbas (TI), participated as an esteemed discussant in a high-level roundtable discussion hosted by the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad. The event, titled "𝙇𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: 𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨," focused on the increasing severity of supply chain attack threats and their ripple effect on countries' law and order situations, development of effective countermeasures, strategic partnerships, and capacity building for law enforcement agencies.

The roundtable was moderated by Air Commodore Raza Haider (Retd), Director of Emerging Technologies at CASS, and featured notable experts, including Dr. Fateh ud din B. Mehmood, CEO of Lunesys, who presented a detailed analysis of the historical use of consumer technology as a tool of hard-kill weaponry and its relevance in contemporary conflicts.

Dr. Haider Abbas brought forth key insights during the discussions, particularly on the security implications of weaponized consumer technologies in Pakistan’s context. He called for enhanced air travel security with advanced screening technologies to detect dangerous devices like communication gadgets and lithium batteries. He also advocated for strengthening Pakistan’s forensic and screening capabilities, underscoring the government's commitment to rigorous security audits for all procured technologies, which reflects Pakistan's growing capacity in indigenous cybersecurity measures. Additionally, Dr. Abbas urged stricter international regulatory measures to control the sale and use of emerging technologies, emphasizing regional cooperation to prevent their misuse in future conflicts.

Concluding the roundtable, Air Marshal Javaid Ahmed (Retd), President of CASS, remarked on the importance of addressing these emerging techno-security threats through collaborative global measures. He praised the contributions of experts like Dr. Abbas for bringing practical, security-oriented recommendations to the table.

The participation of National CERT in such forums demonstrates its proactive role in ensuring Pakistan's cyber and national security remains aligned with evolving global technological threats.