National CERT - Pakistan

06/10/2026

𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸.

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026, the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) of Pakistan and the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) continue their joint cyber awareness initiative.

Phishing and scam messages often rely on urgency, impersonation, tempting offers, and misleading links. Before clicking, ask yourself: 𝑊𝑎𝑠 𝐼 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒? 𝐷𝑜 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟? 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒?

Don’t rush. Verify first.

05/10/2026

𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗼

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026, the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) of Pakistan and the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) continue their collaboration to promote safer digital practices across Pakistan.

Your online profile can reveal more than you realize. Review your privacy settings, limit what you share, think before you post, use strong passwords, and stay alert to suspicious activity.

𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒. 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡. 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑆𝑎𝑓𝑒.

02/10/2026

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗵. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁.

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026, the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) of Pakistan and the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) are collaborating to promote safer digital practices and strengthen cyber awareness nationwide.

Phishing attacks often rely on urgency, impersonation, and suspicious links. Pause, verify the source, and think before you click. A few seconds of caution can prevent financial loss, data compromise, and reputational damage.

𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑡. 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑑. 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑐𝑦𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒.

01/10/2026

01/10/2026

𝗣𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸.

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026, the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) of Pakistan, in collaboration with the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC), reinforces a simple but critical cyber safety practice: 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘.

Suspicious links can lead to phishing, credential theft, malware infections and financial loss. Always verify the sender, inspect the URL and avoid sharing passwords, OTPs or sensitive information through untrusted links.

Think before you click. Stay alert. Stay cyber safe.

29/09/2026

📢 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 | 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
𝑇𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝐶𝑦𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026, the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) of Pakistan, in collaboration with the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC), is pleased to announce a Poster Design Competition aimed at engaging university students in promoting a safer, more responsible and cyber-resilient Digital Pakistan.

University students from BS Computer Science, BS Cybersecurity, BS Artificial Intelligence, BS Data Science and BS Computer Engineering are invited to use their creativity to communicate important cybersecurity messages through original visual artwork.

Participants may develop posters around themes including digital safety at work and home, online family protection, Critical Information Infrastructure security, reporting harmful or illegal online content, responsible use of Artificial Intelligence, and protection against SMS-based fraud and smishing.

𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄👇

18/09/2026

𝗗𝗚 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗶 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗶, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 – Director General, National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) of Pakistan, Dr. Haider Abbas, TI was invited as a Keynote Speaker at the Huawei Global Cybersecurity Forum in Shanghai, China.

Speaking on Reactive Patching to Threat-Informed, AI-Assisted Cyber Resilience, the DG highlighted the need to move beyond traditional reactive cybersecurity approaches toward proactive, intelligence-driven and AI-assisted cyber resilience.

The keynote emphasized the growing role of threat intelligence, AI-enabled cyber defense, continuous vulnerability management, and coordinated national response mechanisms in protecting organizations and critical digital infrastructure against an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape.

The participation also provided an opportunity to share Pakistan’s evolving cybersecurity initiatives and the role of National CERT in strengthening national cyber resilience on a global platform.

11/09/2026

11/09/2026

𝗗𝗚 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆

𝗟𝗮𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 – Dr. Haider Abbas, Director General, National Cyber Emergency Response Team (National CERT) Pakistan, addressed more than 100 senior civil servants from the National Management Course (NMC) and Senior Management Course (SMC) at the National School of Public Policy (NSPP).

The session on Cybersecurity Risks and Countermeasures for the Public Sector brought together participants from the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), Foreign Service of Pakistan, Police Service of Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue, and other occupational groups from provincial and federal departments.

DG National CERT highlighted the evolving cyber threat landscape, key vulnerabilities facing government institutions, protection of critical digital assets, cyber hygiene, incident preparedness, and practical measures to strengthen institutional cyber resilience.

He emphasized that in an increasingly digital government environment, cybersecurity is not merely an IT responsibility, it is a strategic governance and national security imperative.

🇵🇰 Building cyber-aware leadership for a secure and resilient Digital Pakistan.