Regulatory alert · Satellite TV licensees · Pakistan
Turn PEMRA compliance from an emergency into a defensible advantage
End-to-end technical compliance, a broadcast-aware SOC, and CISO-as-a-Service for satellite television channels — built by engineers who know playout automation and uplink NMS, not just corporate subnets.
WHERE THE DIRECTIVE STANDS
R1
Implementation roadmap filing
WINDOW PASSED
R3
Third-party audit engaged
4 AUG
R4
SOC / SIEM operationalized
4 AUG
R5
Qualified CISO appointed
4 AUG
Why broadcast security fails under standard enterprise IT
Attacking a bank targets data. Attacking a broadcaster targets the screen.
Standard IT vendors and general MSSPs monitor the corporate subnet. They never ingest the operational technology, playout, and satellite earth station layers where broadcast hijackings actually happen. Select a layer to see what sits inside it.
Over 60% of broadcast hijacking risk sits in systems a standard corporate SIEM deployment never ingests — character generator renderers, playout automation schedulers, and earth station NMS consoles.
MMC GLOBAL PEMRA COMPLIANCE SUITE
EVERY REQUIREMENT COVERED WITH ONE DELIBERATE EXCLUSION
We build, monitor and remediate. Your independent auditor tests. That separation is what makes your compliance file hold up.
WHAT MMC DELIVERS
END-TO-END DELIVERY
- ✓R1 — Implementation roadmap and risk register
- ✓R4 — Broadcast-aware SOC & SIEM
- ✓R5 — CISO-as-a-Service
- ✓Emergency hardening: MFA, DNS, registrar lock
- ✓PKCERT / NCERT incident bridge
- ✓Third-party audit prep and remediation
- ✓5-year regulatory log retention
WHAT WE REFUSE TO DO
EXCLUDED BY DESIGN
- ✕Independent third-party auditing (R3)
- ✕ISO / regulatory certification
ISO/IEC 27001 Clause 9.2 mandates auditor independence. An engineering partner that audits its own architecture hands your regulator a conflict of interest to find. We hand over clean, evidence-backed systems to the audit firm you choose.
REQUIREMENT #1
DEFENSIBLE ROADMAP & RISK REGISTER
PEMRA demands a detailed cybersecurity implementation roadmap with committed timelines.
A multi-phase roadmap aligned to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A and IEC 62443 for broadcast OT, with a fully scored Broadcast Threat Register (BR-01 to BR-09) modelling the attack patterns actually observed in Pakistan's broadcast sector.
REQUIREMENT #4
24×7 BROADCAST-AWARE SOC
PEMRA demands an installed or outsourced SOC and SIEM.
A managed SOC ingesting telemetry across all four layers, running 13 custom broadcast correlation rules written for television engineering. Retention architected at 12 months hot and searchable, 48 months cold archive.
REQUIREMENT #5
CISO-AS-A-SERVICE
PEMRA demands a qualified Chief Information Security Officer.
Interim or long-term CISO staffing with documented authority over your ISMS, broadcast OT and uplink security, reporting to CEO/Board per ISO 27001 Clause 5.3 and acting as your liaison to PKCERT, NCERT and PEMRA.
BROADCAST CORRELATION RULES, IN PLAIN TERMS
C1
Playout automation mutated off-schedule, outside an approved change window.
C2
On-air character generator or ticker asset changed within minutes of airtime.
C3
MCR switcher override by an identity not on the active HR duty roster.
C4
Uplink NMS carrier parameter or high power amplifier state change.
C13
Zero-silence monitoring — immediate P1 alarm if any broadcast OT log source goes quiet for more than 15 minutes.
Rules C5–C12 cover identity attacks, impossible travel, CMS file integrity, DNS and registrar monitoring, and cross-boundary traffic.
Roadmap to compliance
From late filing to audit-ready
Four phases, structured to protect the licence first and the architecture second — because those have different clocks.
PHASE 0
Emergency position recovery
Days 1–4
- Regulatory filing. Immediate good-faith remedial R1 roadmap with a covering letter explaining the delay and evidencing active commitment.
- Governance action. Board or CEO resolution appointing an interim MMC CISO-as-a-Service (R5).
- Contractual proof. Signed MSSP SOC/SIEM onboarding contract with fixed launch dates (R4).
- Technical hardening. MFA on CMS admin, VPN and registrar accounts; registrar lock activated; uplink NMS segregated onto a dedicated management VLAN.
PHASE 1
Foundations & IT telemetry
Weeks 1–6
- Full asset inventory across enterprise IT, CMS and earth station infrastructure.
- Wave 1 log sources onboarded: identity providers, VPN, firewalls, endpoint agents, WAF and CMS.
- Rules C5–C9 and C13 tuned for identity attacks, impossible travel, CMS file integrity and registrar monitoring.
- Formal incident response plan with defined escalation bridges to MCR, PKCERT and NCERT.
PHASE 2
Broadcast OT & uplink integration
Weeks 7–16
- Wave 2 log sources onboarded: playout automation, MCR switchers, CG and graphics engines, MAM, uplink NMS.
- Rules C1–C4 and C10–C12 authored and deployed jointly with your broadcast engineers.
- Strict IT-to-broadcast VLAN segmentation with cross-boundary traffic inspection.
- External auditor fieldwork facilitated for broadcast OT and earth station domains during scheduled maintenance windows.
PHASE 3
Ongoing operations & governance
Continuous
- 24×7×365 eyes-on-glass monitoring with named MCR escalation protocols.
- Quarterly board-level security performance and ISMS management reviews.
- Six-month vulnerability re-tests and annual full-scope four-domain audit facilitation.
Why satellite broadcasters partner with MMC
We speak SDI as fluently as we speak SIEM
Pakistani regulatory command
A track record aligning enterprise architectures with PECA 2016, CERT Rules 2023, and the emerging PEMRA and PKCERT sectoral standards.
Broadcast engineering context
SDI, NDI, playout automation, MPEG-TS transport streams and satellite uplink RF chains — not just IP networks.
Tier-1 technology ecosystem
Reseller and integration partnerships with Kaspersky, Fortra, Sangfor and CrowdStrike, deployed neutrally against your audit gap analysis.
Zero shelf-ware
No 100-page policy document handed over at the door. We build the SOC pipelines, configure the rules and watch your feeds.
Emergency scoping
Book your PEMRA compliance briefing
Whether you need to file a Phase 0 remedial roadmap this week or stand up a broadcast SOC before enforcement, our regulatory and engineering team is available.
Immediate review of your current regulatory standing
Preliminary risk scoring for your MCR and uplink assets
Ready-to-file timeline for CISO and SOC/SIEM implementation
