Under the Pakistan Cloud First Policy, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications has announced the establishment of an Interim Cloud Office.
The interim cloud office has been formed for a duration of six months, according to the announcement published by MoITT. Syed Junaid Imam, Member IT, has been given extra charge of DG Cloud, while Muhammad Bilal Abbasi, Director IT, and has been given additional charge of Director Cloud Adaption.
Muhammad Ayub, Director Legal, will serve as Director of Legal and Procurement, while Muhammad Jahanzeb Rahim, Director Telecom Wireless, will serve as Director Audits.
Aalishan Akhtar, Senior Manager Infrastructure MoITT, has been promoted to Director Infrastructure and Operations.
For the temporary structure, Mudasir Abbasi will serve as Joint Director Audits, while Muhammad Babar will serve as Joint Director Cloud Adaption.
According to the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, this interim configuration will be in place for six months. After six months, the ministry will have a permanent cloud office.
The MoITT has requested that a division be established to create permanent positions for cloud offices. Following approval from the establishment division, the hiring process for the permanent cloud office will begin.
The office which has been established inside the Ministry of IT and Telecommunications, will be in charge of developing baseline, intermediate, enhanced, and maximum security ToRs in accordance with domestic and international benchmarks.
The Cloud First Policy directs the Cloud Office to create security baselines for distinct cloud models authorized to host different data classes for Public Service Entities, based on domestic and international standards.
According to the PFCP, Cloud Service Providers and Public Service Entities must maintain the highest level of integrity in order to secure data and meet the Cloud Office’s security criteria.
A breach occurs when any of the liabilities or obligations are not met. Any data breach must be reported to the Cloud Office as soon as possible once it is detected.
According to applicable requirements, it may obtain incident reports and identify appropriate response steps.
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