CYBER SECURITY SITUATION IN PAKISTAN: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

The "art of war" is an ever-changing concept and a method   how to engage the enemy, when and where. Not only for nations, but also for the private profit-driven society, a relatively new challenge is emerging globally. Billions of dollars are diverted or stolen illegally, privacies revealed; state secrets obtained, and hacked into vital public infrastructure. This is the cyber security domain. As the world becomes increasingly linked through the internet or digitized by information technology, cyber technology becomes increasingly connected. Threats to security are rising day by day. Pakistan is no exception to that theory. In the cyber domain, a nuclear state with a major geopolitical role is increasingly exposed to such challenges. Pakistan has a broad base of internet users, a growing digitized security apparatus, and a banking system that relies on internet connectivity. Pakistan has also adopted legislation to counter cyber-attack risks that do not seem to cover threats in scope and wholeness.