ISLAMABAD: The National Computer Emergency Response Team of Pakistan (PKCERT) and global cybersecurity company Kaspersky have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance the country’s national cybersecurity posture through improved threat detection and mitigation.
The agreement marks a major step toward strengthening Pakistan’s cyber resilience via coordinated efforts, including extensive training to enhance operational readiness across government, industry and academia. The collaboration aims to cultivate a skilled workforce aligned with international standards while ensuring the timely dissemination of actionable threat intelligence.
“Information and communication technologies play a vital role in socio-economic development of a country; however, they have also introduced new challenges such as cyber espionage, hacktivism, ransomware, data breaches ... and disinformation campaigns,” National CERT’s Director General Dr Haider Abbas said.
Under the agreement, the organisations will cooperate on legislative issues, incident response, research and professional exchanges. They intend to share technical information and data feeds regarding cyberthreats affecting citizens, businesses and government institutions.
Published in Dawn, January 6th, 2026
