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- Volume 3, Issue 2 2025
By Talha Amir ,Umair Saleem
10.20547/aibd.253203
Keywords: Keywords: Cyber Risks, Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Phishing, DOS
Risk assessment is one of the complex issues that determines the probability of occurrence of the events. The purpose of this paper is to present the various types of cyber risks and attacks that can significantly affect organizational performance. This research study is qualitative research in which data has been collected from various respondents operating in the field of cyber security in Pakistan’s telecommunication sector. This paper follows the convenience sampling technique to collect data from various participants. The sample size of 5 participants consisting of cyber security experts has been chosen for this research. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with five senior cybersecurity professionals from telecommunication organizations. This study underlines how cyber experts can handle risk in their organizations. The proposed study aims to improve cybersecurity standards or mitigate the impact of cyber-attacks in telecommunication organizations. It was identified that DOS and DDOS attacks are very common attacks in organizations. In addition, phishing attacks also pose a significant threat to both the organizations and their customers. It was found that an array of tools like SIEM and IDPS are highly useful for defending against cyber-attacks.
Submission Date: 12 Sep, 2025 Reviews Completed: 28 Nov, 2025Acceptance Date: 24 Dec, 2025 Publication Date: 31 Jan, 2026