Pakistan, Jan. 24 -- State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad on Friday warned that the cyber threat landscape facing the financial sector has grown increasingly complex, driven by highly skilled and well-resourced threat actors and compounded by rising geopolitical tensions.

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Speaking at a ceremony marking the completion of Pakistan's first industry-wide cybersecurity drills for the banking sector, the SBP governor said a domestic shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals was limiting the ability of financial institutions to effectively safeguard their systems against evolving cyber threats.

He noted that rapid technological adoption, innovation...