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Research, standards and people in a single loop.

The Cybersecurity Development Center is the research and methodological backbone of state policy. We do not replace the incident response operator or the regulator: we give them the evidence base, the standards and the trained people.

Status

Cybersecurity Development Center

Legal basis

Article 14-1 of the Law of Kazakhstan «On Cybersecurity» No. 418-V of 24 November 2015. Government Resolution No. 311 of 6 May 2025

Parent organisation

Digital Government Support Center MAIDD of Kazakhstan

Secretariat

Standardisation technical committee TC-34

Mandate

Five statutory tasks

The wording follows the official announcement of the institute’s establishment.

  1. 01

    Contributing to state policy

    Foresight studies, monitoring the country’s position in the GCI, analytical support for government programmes and the Comprehensive Cybersecurity Plan.

  2. 02

    Developing standardisation documents

    The TC-34 secretariat: analysis of ISO, NIST and ETSI, adaptation of international practice to the requirements of Kazakhstan, public consultation on drafts. Go to standards

  3. 03

    Research and development

    Fundamental and applied research, modelling of modern cyber threats, digital forensics, prototype development, building cyber ranges.

  4. 04

    Reviewing projects

    Review of technical specifications, expert opinions, compliance audits and personal data protection for government bodies and owners of CDA. Assessment terms

  5. 05

    Training and professional development

    Cyber ranges, CTF tournaments, the Train-the-Trainer programme, the register of certified specialists. Training programmes

Research focus

What the research arm does

A dedicated track studies how modern cyberattacks evolve and how they are built: from historical threat models to scenarios involving artificial intelligence, cloud technologies and automated intrusion tooling. This makes it possible to anticipate threats rather than chase them.

Cyber threat modelling Digital forensics Post-quantum cryptography AI in threat detection Cyber ranges Solution prototypes National knowledge base

Research is published in the institute’s scientific journal and in the knowledge base. A breakdown of the areas under Article 14-1 is in the legal navigator.

International cooperation

Kazakhstan in the global picture

According to ITU in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2024 the country scored 94.04 out of 100 and sits in Tier 2 — Advancing. Legal and cooperative measures received full marks; the weakest area is capacity development at 16.36 out of 20. That gap is exactly what the institute’s training programme addresses.

ICCSDFAI 2026 2nd IEEE International Conference in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics and AI Applications — Istanbul, 25–27 June 2026, a consortium of 11 organisations Held
ISO · NIST · ETSI Analysis and adaptation of international standards through the TC-34 secretariat Ongoing
ITU · GCI Monitoring Kazakhstan’s position in the cybersecurity index Ongoing
Transparency

Reporting and materials

The institute's reports, methodological and scientific materials are published openly, as they are approved.

Reporting Annual report on the institute's activities In preparation for publication
Methodology Methodological recommendations for КВЦО attestation In preparation for publication
Scientific materials Proceedings of the ICCSDFAI 2026 conference (IEEE) In preparation for publication
Analytics Overview of key cyber threats of the Republic of Kazakhstan In preparation for publication
Standardisation Annual work plan of the TC-34 secretariat In preparation for publication

Each material will be available for download with its file format and size indicated.

Partnership

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