National CERT hosted a syndicate group of probationary officers from the 53rd Common Training Programme at its Islamabad headquarters as part of the Civil Services Academy’s Islamabad Study Tour. The visitors, currently undergoing pre-service training at the Walton Campus in Lahore, were given a detailed orientation on the institution’s role in national cyber governance.
Dr Haider Abbas TI, Director General of National CERT, welcomed the future civil servants and explained the organisation’s central responsibility for safeguarding Pakistan’s cyberspace. The session included a comprehensive briefing from Mr Syed Imran Haider, Assistant Director Trainings, who outlined the evolving national and international threat landscape and its implications for public administration.
Probationary officers were briefed on National CERT’s core mandate, strategic initiatives and operational framework for responding to cyber emergencies and building national cyber resilience. The engagement provided practical insight into how cyber incident response and coordination take place at a federal level and helped the officers collect material for their assigned syndicate research topics.
National CERT reiterated its commitment to knowledge exchange and collaboration with future leaders of Pakistan’s civil services. The organisation said it looks forward to continued partnership with the Civil Services Academy to raise awareness about cybersecurity challenges and strengthen the country’s collective capacity to address emerging digital threats.
