Secure Pakistan expertise available to broader industry

2005-05-21 Islamabad, Pakistan

There is an awakening throughout Pakistan of the importance of information security.

The Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Wednesday said, "the government and the ministry are fully cognizant of the critical nature of this (information security) expertise and are taking all necessary steps to ensure that our IT systems, whether in private or public sector, are adequately protected".

The security initiatives include the financial, banking, and telecommunications sectors.

The Minister went on to say, "(I am) happy that two of the foremost professionals in the field of IT security were Pakistanis - Dr Aftab Rizvi and Dr Manshad Satti, who had decided to contribute to their country in the form of knowledge transfer".

Dr Rizvi, Principal Consultant with Risk Associates, speaking from Washington DC where he is providing a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) course, welcomed the Minister's speech and iterated that world's best-practice information security is now offered by Risk Associates and its partners throughout Pakistan. "Our Secure Pakistan initiative will provide organisations competitive advantage through information security, while providing necessary security for Pakistan's information infrastructure".

Baha Ansari, Principal Consultant with Risk Associates, added, "Our world's best practice services are available to all Pakistani businesses. Any organisation, which recognises a need to enhance information availability, confidentiality, and integrity will find value in Risk Associates offerings. We help organisations world-wide apply governance and allow managers and directors to meet their obligations in a cost-effective manner".

Risk Associates created a Pakistani presence in 2004 offering a range of services from education and training, business continuity and disaster recovery, penetration testing and information security audits, to ISO17799 implementation, etc.

See the Ministerial statement for more details.

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Risk Associates provide information systems governance and risk management services to a worldwide customer base. For more information e-mail baha.ansari@riskassociates.com.pk; or phone +92-21-587-2463.