ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain on Friday said that it was need of the time to adopt modern technologies, secure information technology infrastructure and initiate campaigns to highlight Cyber Security challenges.
Speaking at the book launching ceremony on Cyber Security “Defense in Depth” written by Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah, Dr Atif Ali and Muhammad Qasim, the minister said that the publication of the book on cyber security was a major step to address the challenges related to cyber security.
He appreciated the efforts of the writers of the book and said “Defense in Depth” was not less than any gift for the people who wanted to know about cyber security.
Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah, author of the book while explaining salient features of the book said that, “the book covers all aspects of cyber security. If a reader has basic computer knowledge, he will get a fair idea of what cyber security is, what the threats are in the cyber world, and the basics of hacking. This book also covers blockchain technology, network security, incident response, and forensics procedures.”
The launching ceremony was attended by representatives of HEC, PSF, NBF, IBCC, NUST, IIUI, AIOU, QAU, VC Women University Rawalpindi, VC Kohsar University, NSU, COMSATS, Army Public Schools System, FDE, FBISE, Cambridge, Pearson, PEIRA, FBR, Security & Intelligence Agencies, Accountability Lab, NCC and NAVTTC.