With the increase in web attacks around the globe and growing security incidents within the country it was imperative to understand the importance of 'Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)'. With the collaboration of Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) SNSKIES organized Pakistan's first National CERT Conference. The aim of this conference was to strengthen our digital defense system and make our state institutions aware of latest cyberthreats, attack methodologies, attacker's disguise, maneuvering, reconnaissance, and then briefing them on techniques & tools to mitigate these risks

Senior officials from defense sector, policy makers, regulators, telecom operators and top executives from enterprise sector attended this conference. This 2 day conference was a great milestone in upbringing the cybersecurity awareness in Pakistan.

The conference was concluded with honorable Dr. Sohail Rajput (Federal Secretary MoIT) presenting shields to the distinguished guest.