The government of Pakistan is all set to implement the first-ever National Cyber Security Policy 2021 by the end of June 2022 to monitor, detect, avert and timely respond to international threats against the country’s digital ecosystem. Speaking at the 13th International Information Security Conference – Infosec 2021, Federal Secretary for IT and Telecommunication Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput announced that the cabinet had approved the policy on July 27, 2021. Deposit Protection Corporation Managing Director Syed Irfan Ali said that work-from-home model had created new cyber security threats around the globe. “We do not have high security measures in place while working (online) from home on smartphones and laptops,” he said and asked the institutions to pay attention to that issue. HBL Chief Operating Officer Sagheer Mufti said that ensuring cyber security was not the job of IT team as the human resources department was responsible for it.

Source: The Express Tribune September 17, 2021 04:05 UTC