The installation of a firewall on the Internet, the actions of the Minister of State has also come to the fore

ISLAMABAD (Newsdesk) Minister of State for IT Shaza Fatima has confirmed that a firewall has been successfully installed to monitor anti-state content on social media and catch those spreading such content.

Federal Minister of State for IT Shaza Fatimah confirmed the installation of the firewall while speaking to the media on Thursday and said that governments around the world use firewalls for general security but in terms of slow internet he is so specific he requested the data from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).

Speaking to the media, Shaza Fatima said that all over the world, governments are installing firewalls for cyber security, but in the country, earlier only WhatsApp was receiving slow complaints, but later other social media platforms and slow Internet, for which the internet provider has been contacted.

He said that the firewall is installed to avoid cyber security attacks, before the firewall there was a web management system, now the government is updating this system.

Shaza Fatima said that since the last 2 weeks the data has been collected regarding the slowness of the internet, the number of internet attacks in the country will be reported soon and how many cyber attacks have been done so far now

We are criticized by the media and the public, but the thing to see is how many cyber attacks have happened in this country, everyone knows that to avoid these attacks, governments have put firewalls in their internet as cyber security measures Install on to the system. The purpose of installing a firewall is to protect the country and people from cyber attacks.

Meanwhile, according to media reports, the second test of the installation of the firewall has been successfully completed, while telecommunication sources have also confirmed that firewalls have been installed on Internet service providers, after which the social network services will return to normal in the next 2 to 3 days. .

According to media reports, mobile Internet service has also been downed, both audio video uploading and downloading on social media has been stopped, it is also said that the National Security installed a firewall

Sources say that the installation of a firewall will prevent unwanted and hateful content on social media, this firewall will be capable of deep packet inspection. Through which propaganda points can be identified on social media and IDs that propagate national security can also be blocked.