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Air University Cyber Security Society (AUCSS)

Introduction:

AUCSS was formed in February, 2020. It aims at creating cyber security awareness among people of Pakistan. It promotes the importance and scope of cyber security programs and also serves as an initial platform for the future cyber experts to compete the world in the era of cyber security by expanding their technical expertise.


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Guest Talk: Delta Tech

  • Guest Speaker: Mr. Nahil Mahmood, CEO Delta Tech
  • Topic: "Pakistan’s Cyber Security Challenges and Solutions"
  • Date: WED, 12 Dec 2018
  • No of Students: 50
  • Guest Talk was organized for BS (Cyber Security) Students as part of their Course on “Introduction to Cyber Security and Digital Forensics” in Fall 2018 Semester, instructed by Mr. Zain Ul Abideen Tariq
  • Department of Computer Science and Delta Tech also had fruitful meeting with discussions over possible areas of collaboration
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Guest Talk: Mr. Imran Nasir

  • Guest Speaker: Mr. Imran Nasir, InfoSec Consultant
  • Topic: “Latest Market Demands and Trends in Information Security”
  • Date: Friday, 14 Dec 2018
  • Time: 9:40 AM to 10:30 AM
  • No of Students: 50
  • Guest Talk was organized for BS (Cyber Security) Students as part of their Course on “Introduction to Cyber Security and Digital Forensics” in Fall 2018 Semester, instructed by Mr. Zain Ul Abideen Tariq
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Training Workshop

  • Trainer: Mr. Ali Syed, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
  • Topic: : “Information Security Evaluation & Audit”
  • Date: SAT, 13 April 2018
  • Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • No of Students: 50
  • Guest Talk was organized for BS (Cyber Security) Students as part of their Course on “Information Assurance” in Spring 2019 instructed byDr. Zunera Jalil
  • Event was organized by CYSERG (Cyber Security Research Group) that includes Dr. Zunera Jalil, Dr. Shireen Tahira, Mr. Zain Ul Abideen Tariq and Ms. Sidra Siddiqui
  • Objectives/ Outcomes:
    • Create Awareness among students about the Information Security Management System (ISMS), Risk Management, Audit Process and Requirements based on ISO 27001 Standard.
    • Interactive group activities were conducted.
    • Training was followed by graded Exam.
    • Students submitted Audit Checklist as graded Assignment.
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Industry Visit:Trillium

  • Company: : Trillium Information Security Systems (TISS), Rawalpindi
  • Date: WED, 19 Dec 2018
  • Time: 12:3 PM to 4:00 PM
  • No of Students: 50
  • Guest Talk was organized for BS (Cyber Security) Students as part of their Course on “Introduction to Cyber Security and Digital Forensics”” in Fall 2018, instructed by Mr. Zain Ul Abideen Tariq
  • The Students were accompanied by Faculty Delegation that included Dr. Zunera Jalil, Dr. Shireen Tahira and Mr. Zain Ul Abideen Tariq Siddiqui
  • Objectives/ Outcomes:
    • Help Students get better awareness, motivation, vision and confidence in pursuing their careers in this field.
    • Help them get good idea of organizational working environment and professional ethical practices in Cyber Security Industry.
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NCEAC Accreditation

  • Air University initiated the accreditation process with NCEAC in Feb 2018
  • Request for No Objection Certificate (NOC) as made to Higher Education Commission (HEC) on 6th Feb, 2018.
  • HEC issued NOC on 16th May, 2018.
  • Request for Zero Visit made to NCEAC on 2nd July 2019
  • NCEAC approved Zero Visit for 10 July, 2019
  • Zero Visit was conducted on 10 July, 2019
  • Evaluator was Dr. Sharifullah Khan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computing, SEECS, NUST
  • Dr. Sharifullah submitted his evaluation report titled “Criteria Verification Form For Zero Visit” to NCEAC within 10 days.
  • NCEAC shared Evaluation Report with NCEAC Focal Person for BS (Cyber) Programme at Air University on 19 Aug, 2019 that was further shared with Chair Dept CS and Dir Academics
  • Final evaluation report for Zero Visit from NCEAC is expected to arrive in first week of October, 2019
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Guest Talk

  • Guest Speaker: Mr. Zubaid Khalil, Assistant Manager (Security Operations), PTCL, Islamabad
  • Course Module: “Disaster Recovery Planning”
  • Date: Tue, 09 July 2019
  • Time: 2:40 PM to 4:30 PM
  • 2 Hour Session was arranged for BS (Cyber Security) Students as part of their Course onInformation Assurance instructed by Mr. Zain Ul Abideen Tariq in Summer 2019.
  • Objectives/ Outcomes:
    • Create Awareness among students about the Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Impact Analysis, DRP Lifecycle, and other aspects.
    • Lecture was part of Course Module and contents were part of the Curriculum.

Seminar

  • Trainer: Mr. Ali Syed, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
  • Course Module: “Compliance & Auditing”
  • Date: FRI, 02 Aug 2019
  • Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
  • 4 Hour Session was arranged for BS (Cyber Security) Students as part of their Course onInformation Assurance instructed by Mr. Zain Ul Abideen Tariq in Summer 2019.
  • Objectives/ Outcomes:
    • Create Awareness among students about the Information Security Management System (ISMS), Information Security Policy, Risk Management Process, Audit Process and Requirements based on ISO 27001 Standard.
    • Lecture was part of Course Module and contents were part of the Curriculum.
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