The growing threats in Cyber Security, existing high profile cyber-attacks in Pakistan and national and international skill gaps in cyber security require immediate action to start this national project the “establishment of the National Cyber Security Academy”. The National Cyber Security Academy built at Air University (AU) is anticipated to have cutting-edge academic facilities. The project is planned to be complete in 3 phases.
In first phase, a six-storeys building with two basements having covered area of 1,38,000 SFT would be constructed. In Phase-2 new academic programs in cyber security will be started and in Phase-3, a national cyber range, academic labs, classrooms, research & development labs, faculty offices, and cyber security incubation and business center equipment procurement and establishment will be done. The project is expected to start in December, 2022 and would be completed by December, 2024.