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Kazakhstan to approve professional standard in cybersecurity

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The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry has developed a professional standard "Activities in the field of cybersecurity" - the corresponding draft order has been posted on the "Open NPA" portal for public discussion until December 20, 2024.

The document will become part of the National Qualifications System, the purpose of which is to eliminate the gap between the needs of the labor market and the qualifications of specialists.

The new professional standard is addressed to professionals working to protect information in computer systems and networks from existing threats.

The document systematizes the requirements for the qualifications of specialists, which will form the basis for their training, certification and career growth.

The development was carried out in accordance with current legislation and the Classifier of Occupations NK RK 01-2017.

The document includes a description of 18 key professions in the field of information security.

Among them:

  • information security administrator;
  • information security auditor;
  • information security engineer;
  • service security specialist;
  • data encryptor;
  • digital forensic specialist.


The adoption of the standard is aimed at improving the quality of training specialists and developing the country's human resources potential. The Ministry expects that the new standard will help strengthen national cybersecurity.

The professional standard will also ensure uniformity of qualification requirements and help adapt the personnel training system to modern challenges in the field of information security.

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