Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched its Cyber Safety Annual Report for 2022 on the compliance of its Essential Telecom Information and Infrastructure Safety Laws (CTDISR).
The report offers an in depth evaluation of the cyber safety readiness and resilience of the highest 15 telecom operators in Pakistan. PTA performed validation audits of the highest 15 operators, categorized on the premise of their measurement of community and license sort, amongst different elements.
In line with the report, Pakistan Cellular Communications Restricted (PMCL) – Jazz has secured the best share of compliance within the Cat-I class (this contains all Mobile Cellular Operators and huge fixed-line operators with a number of licenses), adopted by Telenor Pakistan as a runner-up.
In Cat-II, which incorporates medium to massive operators/ISPs, RedTone has secured the best share of compliance, adopted by Multinet as a runner-up.
The report contains an general Cyber Safety Index (CSI) of the telecom sector, in addition to the rating of telecom operators based mostly on their stage of compliance to 16 Safety Domains comprising 104 Safety Controls outlined in CTDISR.
It additionally highlights robust and weak areas of the telecom sector and offers aggregated anonymized details about main cyber safety incidents within the final yr.
The Cyber Safety Annual Report 2022 is predicated on the Cyber Safety framework revealed by PTA in 2020 and third celebration audits carried out by PTA’s registered cyber safety companies.
PTA stays dedicated to securing Pakistan’s telecom sector and its customers from cyber-attacks by implementing strong cyber safety laws and validating these with common audits to make sure compliance.
The authority additionally encourages operators to prioritize cyber safety and try for steady enchancment to make sure a cyber-resilient telecom sector for all.
The annual report is on the market on PTA’s web site.
