Cybersecurity for Pakistani Fintechs and Enterprises
Penetration testing, SOC engineering and SBP cybersecurity framework alignment delivered by senior Pakistani security engineers, locally, in your timezone.
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What we do in Pakistan.
Pakistani enterprises are now hit by the same threat actors that target the rest of the region, credential-stuffing on banking portals, business email compromise on corporate finance teams, ransomware on under-defended manufacturing networks, and fraud on RAAST and 1Link rails. The SBP Enterprise Technology Governance & Risk Management Framework, PECA 2016 obligations, and SECP cybersecurity guidelines have raised the bar for what "reasonable security" means.
Buraq's Pakistani security engagements combine offensive testing, defensive engineering and compliance evidence in one delivery. We pen-test the way real attackers do, build SOC and SIEM capability your team can actually run, and produce the evidence packs SBP, SECP and external auditors expect to see.
What teams in Pakistan are up against.
The friction points we most often see when we start engagements in this market, and the ones our delivery plan is designed to remove.
SBP inspections demanding cybersecurity control evidence the in-house team cannot produce on schedule.
Pen tests delivered as 200-page PDFs with no remediation support and no retesting included.
PCI DSS and ISO 27001 audits failing on findings everyone knew about for 18 months.
Phishing and BEC incidents handled ad-hoc with no runbook, no forensics capability and no PECA-compliant reporting.
MSSPs charging premium rates while delivering generic alerts nobody triages.
Where we deliver across Pakistan.
Sectors where this service ships the highest ROI. Click through to see our deep-dive playbooks.
Built for Pakistan regulatory requirements.
Every implementation is audited against the frameworks that apply in this jurisdiction.
SBP Enterprise Technology Governance & Risk Management Framework and SBP Cybersecurity Resilience guidelines.
PECA 2016 incident notification, evidence preservation and law-enforcement coordination support.
ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II and NIST CSF-aligned engineering controls and audit evidence.
Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB)-aligned breach response, DPIA and 72-hour notification readiness.
Outcomes for Pakistan teams.
What we consistently deliver, the reasons operators pick us over generalist firms.
Senior Pakistani security engineers
OSCP, OSWE and CISSP-certified engineers based in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, full local-hour coverage for incident response and remediation.
Pen tests with remediation included
Engagements include retesting, developer pairing on fixes and an executive readout. Findings actually get closed instead of carried forward to the next audit.
SBP-acceptable evidence
Risk registers, control narratives, BCP/DRP runbooks and incident logs produced in formats SBP cybersecurity reviewers expect.
SOC capability you operate
We build and tune your SIEM, write the playbooks and train your team, so the SOC stays useful after we leave, not after the contract renews.
How we work, in detail.
Threats tuned to the Pakistani attack surface
Pakistani fraud patterns are not the same as US or UK ones. RAAST instant payments enable new social-engineering chains. SIM-swap attacks remain devastating on mobile-first banking. Local-language phishing, WhatsApp-based BEC and Urdu/English code-switched lures bypass generic email gateways. Our threat models start from what is actually hitting Pakistani enterprises this quarter.
On the defensive side, we tune SIEM rules to local fraud signatures, integrate with PSEB threat intel, and build incident response that respects PECA 2016 evidence-preservation and notification expectations.
Compliance evidence as a deliverable
SBP cybersecurity reviews, ISO 27001 surveillance audits and PCI DSS QSAs all want the same thing, evidence that is current, organised and tied back to documented controls. Most Pakistani enterprises produce evidence under audit pressure and pay for it in rework. We produce it continuously as part of how the controls run.
Engagement deliverables include the risk register, the statement of applicability, BCP/DRP runbooks tested with tabletop exercises, incident response playbooks, and the dashboards that show controls are actually operating between audits.
Technologies we deploy in Pakistan.
Battle-tested tooling we use to ship this service, not a wishlist.
Pakistan questions, answered.
Have a question not listed here? Contact our Pakistan team and we'll get back to you.
01Do you handle SBP cybersecurity inspection support?
Yes. We support clients through SBP technology and cybersecurity reviews, preparing evidence, walking inspectors through architecture, and helping draft remediation plans for any findings. Final regulatory liaison stays with your compliance team.
02Can you do a PCI DSS-grade pen test?
Yes. Our pen testers are OSCP/OSWE certified and our reports satisfy PCI DSS QSA requirements. Engagements include retesting after remediation so the findings actually close before the audit window.
03How do you handle a live PECA 2016 incident?
We have a 24/7 incident response retainer option for Pakistani clients. On engagement we preserve evidence to PECA 2016 standards, coordinate with FIA Cybercrime Wing where appropriate, and lead containment, eradication and recovery.
04Can you align us to ISO 27001 from scratch?
Yes. We've taken Pakistani SaaS and fintech firms from no formal ISMS to ISO 27001 certified within 6–9 months. We build the management system, controls and evidence together with your team so you can sustain the certification yourselves.
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Defend your platform before the next SBP review
Book a 30-minute call with a senior Pakistani security engineer. We'll review your current posture, regulators in scope and most urgent risks, and propose a 90-day improvement plan.