GLOBAL UGRAD EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Cybersecurity: The Realm of Digital World

Cybersecurity: The Realm of Digital World

 “If you think you know-it-all about cybersecurity, this discipline was probably ill-explained to you.”

The digital age is surrounded by technology and IT. Everything has changed or we can say that is currently being digitalized. This process is accelerated at a rapid speed because of COVID 19, which pushes the world into the digital world. With the proliferation of technologies such as mobile phones, cloud computing, and Information and technology, the rise of artificial intelligence and communications in many areas of business, governance, education, hospitals up brings new challenges. One of them is the security level, Compliance, and data protection.

This digital transformation however paved the way for ease to work but also expose the big challenges of cybersecurity. This is why cybersecurity is too important for every individual living in this world. However, there are security gaps that lead to cyberattacks and cybercrime. This gap leads to the huge threat of data security challenges to the public and private sectors both. Criminals are taking advantage of the fact of that many governmental devices as well as simple devices (e.g. televisions and Wi-Fi-cameras) – increasingly software-controlled and connected to the Internet show inherent vulnerabilities and lack regular updates. Hackers are using these weak spots. They try to gain access to the software of these devices to conduct these cyber-attacks.

“Quantum Encryption is essential to protect our digital assets and infrastructure from attackers.”

The world is increasingly connected to the Internet or adapted digitized through information technology. The cybersecurity threat is growing day by day. Pakistan is no exception.  Pakistan is a nuclear state with an important geopolitical position, which is exposed to such threats in cyber realms. So are the public and private sectors. Pakistan has a large internet users base, an increasing digitized security apparatus as well a banking system, which depends on internet connectivity. Pakistan has also incorporated laws to tackle threats emanating from cyber-attacks, which do not seem to cover the threats in-depth and wholeness. In July 2021, Pakistan introduced its first cybersecurity policy. As threats evolve and come from varied foes and adversaries, we must continuously assess them and make necessary modifications and rectifications in our strategy. In this perspective, the study assesses Pakistan’s cyberspace, identifies threats, and makes recommendations to eliminate those threats. It further discusses Pakistan’s legal development on the subject and the way forward.

“The only way to maintain privacy on the internet is to not be on the internet.” 

Regards,

Team cybersecurity for youth.