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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry for Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has begun registering Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) to ensure that cloud services not only meet the required standards but also safeguard national and public data.
The government has set strict “Accreditation Criteria” for the CSPs under the Pakistan Cloud First Policy (PCFP), and so far six applications have been received.
Shaza Fatima told Dawn that strict security criteria and quality standards have been set for the CSPs, and that they must pass a rigorous security check and an audit by a third-party auditor registered with the National CERT (PKCERT) to ensure the data of Pakistanis and the government is safe from hackers.
She added that for the first time, the policy ensures that Pakistan’s sensitive data is stored on servers physically located within Pakistan, and this will help keep the national information under the legal control of Pakistan.
