*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been ranked among the most unprotected countrieswith regard to cyber security.*
A report of the Russian based multinational cybersecurity and anti-virusprovider said that internet consumers in Pakistan were greatly unprotected.The situation in Bangladesh, Iran, China and India was comparatively farworse, it said.
This may be noted that the Kaspersky Lab report has ranked India moreinsecure country than Pakistan.
Kaspersky Lab said about 25 percent of mobile devices in Pakistan had beenattacked by malwares and viruses, while in India it was more than 25percent.
Bangladesh has been rated as the top most unprotected country of the cyberworld, Nigeria is second most unprotected, China fifth and India sixth,while Pakistan stands at number 7 in the list.
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Only eight countries have been included in the research as their numberswere completely and easily available.
The report said that Pakistan had not made satisfactory legislationregarding cyber security, neither it had taken solid measures to spreadawareness in this regard.
Pakistan’s first National Center for Cyber Security was established inIslamabad in May last year.
