SECP Launches a 24/7 Security Operations Center
The centre was inaugurated by NADRA Chairman Lt. Gen. Muhammad Munir Afsar.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) to detect cyber threats and protect its networks, servers, and cloud systems.
In this article we set out who inaugurated the centre, who supported it, and what the SECP says it plans to do next. Here is everything you need to know.
What the Security Operations Center is for
The centre is there to detect cyber threats and to protect the SECP's networks, servers, and cloud systems. The initiative was inaugurated by NADRA Chairman Lt. Gen. Muhammad Munir Afsar, with support from the UK's FCDO and local technology partners. The update does not name those local partners.
What the SECP plans next
The SECP also plans to strengthen cybersecurity coordination across Pakistan's capital markets.
Our verdict
The SECP has opened a 24/7 Security Operations Center for its own networks, servers, and cloud systems, and it plans wider cybersecurity coordination across the capital markets.
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Frequently asked questions
What has the SECP launched?
A 24/7 Security Operations Center to detect cyber threats and protect its networks, servers, and cloud systems.
Who inaugurated it?
NADRA Chairman Lt. Gen. Muhammad Munir Afsar.
Who supported the initiative?
The UK's FCDO and local technology partners. The partners are not named.
What does the SECP plan next?
Stronger cybersecurity coordination across Pakistan's capital markets.
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