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Showcasing of projects to DG FIA

Director General FIA Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi, PSP along with the team of FIA Directors visited the main campus of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) on September 29, 2021.

Upon their arrival at NUST, the esteemed guests were received by Pro Rector RIC Dr Rizwan Riaz. A one-on-one meeting between Pro Rector RIC and Director NCSAEL Dr. Haider Abbas with DG FIA was followed by a comprehensive presentation on NCSAEL projects and aspects of collaboration between NCSAEL and the FIA, attended by FIA’s senior management. Afterward, the honorable guest and his team were shown the NCSAEL projects demonstrations by Director NCSAEL, Dr. Haider Abbas.

In his remarks, DG FIA commended NCSAEL for its achievements and the exponential growth in a short span, earning it a reputable name in the field of Cyber Security. The DG FIA also praised the NCSAEL team for laying special emphasis on applied research and innovation, and taking some of the trailblazing R&D initiatives aimed at the improvement of Pakistan global Cyber Security standing.

On September 29th,2021

5 Days Cyber Security Training program

National Cyber security Auditing & Evaluation Lab (NCSAEL), a joint venture of HEC and Planning Commission of Pakistan, successfully conducted the “5 Days Cyber Security Training Session” starting from 28th June, 2021 to 2nd July 2021 in Military College of Signals, NUST. The training was intended to equip students and professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to combat the modern threats and attacks in cyber security domain. The trainers used interactive teaching techniques and ensured healthy participation from the participants as well. In addition to learning and skills development, the training provided a valuable opportunity for the students and researchers to meet together and encourage each other.

Vulnerability Assessment of Embedded Devices through Firmware Analysis

Join us in training on “Vulnerability Assessment of Embedded Devices through Firmware Analysis” on 3rd March 2021 at 4.00 PM.

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Keynote Speaker : Ms. Maleeha Safdar

Webinar Session

On March 3rd,2021

Webinar on Understanding Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies have become increasingly popular over the past several years - as of 2018, there were more than 1,600 of them! And the number is constantly growing. With that has come to an increase in demand for developers of the blockchain (the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin). Futurists believe that by the year 2030, cryptocurrencies will occupy 25 percent of national currencies, which means a significant chunk of the world would start believing in cryptocurrency as a mode of transaction
Join us in an educational webinar on “Understanding Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin” on 3rd March 2021 at 10 am.
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Keynote Speaker : Abdul Rehman Janjua

Webinar Session

On March 3rd, 2021


NCSAEL INITIATES UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORY PROGRAM

NCSAEL is glad to announce its new initiative "Undergraduate Student Advisory Program" which is an excellent platform to bring students, market professionals, and advisory board members on one page. The aim of this program is to provide students with skills necessary for a successful transition to industry and help them transform their ideas into projects that address the modern challenges.



NCSAEL PARTICIPATES AT "Technological Transformation in Pakistan: an Asset or Liability"

On 9th November 2020, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Pakistan jointly organized a Roundtable Discussion on “Technological Transformation in Pakistan: an Asset or Liability” at Margala Hotel, Islamabad. The event was attended by NCSAEL's researcher Ali Tanveer as a panelist to discuss the Cybersecurity Aspect of the Technological Transformation in Pakistan. He highlighted the importance of Emergency Response Systems at National Level. He agreed that, at present, technology transformation is an asset for Pakistan. He raised the motion on the floor that if we are not going to go for indigenous development, technological development can become a liability. Other panelists stated that technological transformation has become a prerequisite for the development of a state. With the rapid developments in the field of science and technology along with increased digitization across the globe, the traditional sphere of various sectors in Pakistan such as economy, governance, market-customer relations, healthcare, education and even security has largely transformed. It is therefore imperative to analyze these developments, discuss the challenges and their possible solutions equally.

RoundTable Conference

On November 9th, 2020

TCP/IP TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IN WIRESHARK

Join us in an educational conversation on “TCP/IP Traffic Analysis in Wireshark” on 2nd November 2020 at 12 PM.

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Keynote Speaker : Muhammad Shahzad

Webinar Session

On November 2nd,2020

Android Security

In today’s volatile online environment, the security of the Android application is considered a vital aspect that can differentiate developers. Although Android provides great opportunities for developers, it is also a hot target of many cybercriminals. Join us in an educational conversation on “Android Security” on 12th October 2020 at 12 PM.

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Keynote Speaker : Basit Ali Zaidi

Webinar Session

On October 12th, 2020

SECURITY CHALLENGES IN SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKS

The search for better networking paradigms has fostered the emergence of Software Defined Networking (SDN), which is flexible enough to accommodate the ever-growing number of users. SDN offers network operators with significant visibility and granularity in their networks. However, with every new technology paradigm, its security concerns are a serious challenge. In SDN, the control plane is separated from the underlying forwarding plane and so it is prone to many security challenges like Denial of Service (DoS) attack, Distributed DoS (DDoS) attack, Volumetric attack, etc. Join us in an educational conversation on “Security Challenges in SDNs” on 8th October 2020 at 12 PM.

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Keynote Speaker : Dr Imran

Webinar Session

On October 8th,2020

Overhead Reduction in SDN based Data Center Networks

Large-scale data centers are major infrastructures in the big data era. Therefore, a highly optimized architecture is required for data center networks to facilitate the applications. In this regard, Software Defined Network is implemented to allow network engineers and administrators to respond quickly to changing business requirements. Software Defined Networking is an umbrella term covering various kinds of network technology aimed at making the network agile and flexible. Join us in the educational conversation on “overhead reduction for sdn based data center network” on 1st Oct 2020 (12 PM).

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Keynote Speaker : Maliha Safdar

Webinar Session

On October 1st, 2020

NCSAEL PARTICIPATION IN OIC - CERT CYBER DRILL 2020

OIC - CERT (Cyber Emergency Response Team) Cyber Drill was held on 22 September’ 2020 in Islamabad under the arrangements of Pakistan Information Security Association (PISA). Total 25 x OIC countries participated in Cyber Drill and the event was hosted by State of Oman. NCSAEL responded to all given 7 x Injects within a set time and as per defined pattern in full response and combat way. By the grace of Allah Almighty, at the end of the event, Pakistan was declared first among 25 x countries and team NCSAEL stood first among all Pakistani participants.


Recovery of Deleted Files

Most of the information is stored on a digital domain, it is common for files to be deleted accidentally, or for seemingly unimportant documents to be deleted only to become needed later on when the document no longer exists as an original file. Deleted computer files cause stress to computer users. Join us in the educational talk on "Recovery of Deleted Files" on 28th Sept 2020 at 12 pm.

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Keynote Speaker : Maheen Fatima

Webinar Session

On September 28th, 2020

FORENSICS OF PHISHING EMAILS

In the battle to protect data, one of the biggest threat facing organizations of all sizes is phishing emails. Data breaches, identity theft, and fraud can often be traced back to an employee clicking on a bogus link, opening an attachment or replying to a request in a suspect email, unwittingly compromising your network with malware or giving away passwords or other sensitive data. Join us in the educational conversation on "Forensics of Phishing Emails" on 24th September 2020 (12 pm).

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Keynote Speaker : Ali Tanveer

Webinar Session

September 24, 2020

Text Classification Using Machine Learning

Digitization and automation have brought a revolution in the way businesses process and analyze information. There is a massive increase in the online availability of data and information. There is a wide array of information on the internet, however, the main idea is to create, analyze, and fetch information fast. This is where automated text classification steps up. Text classification is a smart classification of text into categories. And, using machine learning to automate these tasks, just makes the whole process super-fast and efficient. NCSAEL invites you to the webinar “Text Classification using Machine Learning” on 21st Sept 2020.

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Keynote Speaker : Ramsha Saeed

Webinar Session

On September 21st, 2020

CYBER SECURITY IN POST PANDEMIC ERA

With the outbreak of COVID 19, there has been a paradigm shift in how businesses and enterprises operate. Massive adoption of collaboration tools, remote access to systems, and conferencing softwares have increased the risks to cyber threats. It is apparent that enterprises will need to be flexible to adopt this new working style without compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their employees’ and users’ data. Agility, Confidentiality, Preparedness, Risk Management, and Automation will be the watchwords for this new era of business. Hence, while adopting this new working style, it is vital to reduce the number of cyber intrusions and come up with the best cyber risk management measures. NCSAEL invites you to the webinar “ Cyber Security in Post Pandemic Era” on 17th Sept 2020. In this educational talk, we will discuss the concept of a strong cyber posture, its need, and its importance in a post-pandemic era.

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Keynote Speaker : Wasif Hamdani

Webinar Session

September 17, 2020

Linux Security & Hardening (Webinar)

Most systems have confidential data that needs to be protected. To safeguard this data, we need to secure our Linux system. But how to properly harden a Linux system? We will cover this step by step. We start by with physical security measures to prevent unauthorized people from access the system in the first place. Next is doing the installation the right way, so we have a solid foundation. Finally, we will apply a set of common security measures.

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Keynote Speaker : Abdul Rehman Janjua

Webinar Session

On September 14th, 2020

MALWARE ANALYSIS: TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

Malware variants continue to increase at an alarming rate since the advent of ransomware and other financial malware. You must have right tool in order to analyse these malware samples. In this article, we will explore best malware analysis tools to study behavior and intentions of malware.

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Keynote Speaker : Ahsan Yasin

Webinar Session

September 10, 2020

Cloud Security Threat & Vulnerabilities (Webinar)

In this digital era, the importance of data and its security is well known. In order to shed further light on this, we are calling out all the cyber enthusiasts to come join us at the free webinar, "Cloud Security Threats and Vulnerabilities". Learn techniques and countermeasures to cater the harmful effects faced by the organizations due to cloud security threats and vulnerabilities.

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Keynote Speaker : Usman Khan

Webinar Session

On September 3rd, 2020






TCP Traffic Analysis Using Wireshark

TCP dissector tracks the state of each TCP session and provides additional information when problems or potential problems are detected. Analysis is done once for each TCP packet when a capture file is first opened. Packets are processed in the order in which they appear in the packet list

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Keynote Speaker : Muhammad Shahzad

Webinar Session

September 7, 2020