𝗗𝗚 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝗯𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗔𝗙 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲

𝘗𝘈𝘍 𝘈𝘞𝘊𝘐, 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪– Dr. Haider Abbas, TI, Director General of National CERT, was invited to speak at the PAF Air War College Institute. As a distinguished speaker, he shared his insights on the contours of Next Generation Warfare with senior officers from the Pakistan Air Force, Army, Navy, and friendly countries from around the world. His lecture, followed by a Q&A session, focused on 5th Generation Warfare Techniques, highlighting their impact on national security, cyber deterrence, and cross-domain effects. Dr. Abbas emphasized the importance of understanding these emerging threats and their potential consequences.

The interactive session that followed allowed participants to engage with Dr. Abbas on key areas such as:

- 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: The role of 5th generation warfare in compromising national stability and security.
- 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: The need for effective measures to prevent, mitigate, and respond to cyberattacks.
- 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: The interconnected nature of cyber threats, showing how attacks in one domain can cascade across others.
- 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Strategies to defend vital national infrastructure against cyber-based and hybrid threats.

Dr. Abbas' lecture was a testament to National CERT's commitment to awareness and skillset deployment across all sectors of Pakistan, aimed at building a secure and informed culture about emerging threats specific to their domains and how these could be addressed proactively.