The document discusses the impact of hacking in Pakistan's ICT industry. It notes that while cybercrime rates have increased with Internet usage, Pakistan's rate remains lower than developed countries. However, 2015 saw many Pakistan-based websites hacked. The document outlines Pakistan's cybercrime laws and proposed amendments, as well as preventive security measures organizations can take. It concludes that hacking has become a major global problem and calls on the Pakistani government to better address security issues and control cybercrime through stricter punishments and preventive steps.

1. IMPACT OF HACKING IN
THE ICT INDUSTRY OF
PAKISTAN
By: Imran Batada
Director ICT @ IBA

2. Agenda
 Overview
 Laws of Cyber Crime in Pakistan
 Preventive Measures
 Domain Name & Hosting
 Negative Impacts
 Conclusion

3. Overview
 As the utilization of Internet has increased, the cybercrimes rate has also increased.
 The intensity of the cybercrime varies from hacking on an email account, social media
account to the false information or signal providing to the airplane.
 Majority of hackers try to do hacking of major sites or applications like government entity
instead of focusing on the small business, as the impacts of those sites are high.
 Cybercrime rate in Pakistan is low as compared to developed countries.
 Having said that, 2015 can be called the worst year for in terms of hacking of Pakistan
based websites. Now is the time to take preventive measures.

4. Laws of Cyber Crime in Pakistan
 In Pakistan, Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, 2008 is implemented to deal
with cybercrimes.
 Under the section 3 of this ordinance, whoever gains unauthorized access to the
electronic system illegally, shall be punished of either imprisonment of two years or
fine of three hundred thousand rupees or with both.
 During this year, National Assembly’s standing committee on Information Technology,
has approved a cybercrime bill.
 Under the Section 5, 7 and 8 of the newly proposed bill whoever commits a crime of
hacking a Government official website or causes damage to it or stolen information
shall be imprisoned up to 14 years or gets a fine up to 50 million rupees or with both.

5. Preventive Measures
 Implementation of Cyber-Crime Laws
 Dedicated Human Resource for IT Security Measures
 Prevention from SQL Injections
 Firewall Implementation
 Open Source Software
 Use SSL
 Double Authentication
 Change of Passwords
 Tighten Network Security
 Keep Software up to date

6. Negative Impacts
 Negative Impact on Young Generation
 Adverse Effect on Society
 Organization are Badly Affected
 Data Loss

7. Conclusion
 Hacking now a day has become one of the major problems of
the world. It can be used in the development of the country
but the continuously increasing rate of Black Hat hackers is
very harmful for the any country.
 Software Piracy is a crime but because of no proper
punishments for such hackers, hacking is increasing in
Pakistan.
 Hacking is like a cancer that has very negative effects on the
society. The security issues faced due to hacking needs
some attention.
 Government should take proper steps and preventive
measures in order to control this cybercrime otherwise.

8. Thank You!