ITU Global Cyber Security Index 2017

ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technology, has published the Global Cybersecurity Index 2017 (GCI-2017), which measures the commitment of ITU’s 193 member states to cybersecurity.

The GCI-2017 measures countries’ commitment to cybersecurity and helps them to identify areas for improvement. Through the information collected, it aims to illustrate the practices in use so that ITU member states can identify gaps and implement selected activities suitable to their national environment – with the added benefits of helping to harmonize practices and fostering a global culture of cybersecurity.

Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, ITU said, “While the impact generated by cyber-attacks, such as those carried out as recently as 27 June 2017, may not be eliminated completely, prevention and mitigation measures to reduce the risks posed by cyber-related threats can and should always be put in place. The GCI reaffirms ITU’s commitment to build confidence and security in the use of ICTs.”

The GCI-2017 also shows that there is space for further improvement in cooperation at all levels, capacity building and organizational measures. “As the global community rapidly embraces ICTs as key enabler for social and economic development, it is vital that cybersecurity is made an integral and indivisible part of the digital transformation,” said Brahima Sanou, Director, ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau.

“We continue to encourage governments to consider national policies that take into account cybersecurity so that everyone can reap the benefits of the online world,” added Sanou.

ITU Global Cybersecurity Index 2017

Rank – Country – Global Cybersecurity Index Score

  1. Singapore – 0.925
  2. United States of America – 0.919
  3. Malaysia – 0.893
  4. Oman – 0.871
  5. Estonia – 0.846
  6. Mauritius – 0.830
  7. Australia – 0.824
  8. Georgia – 0.819
  9. France – 0.819
  10. Canada – 0.818
  11. Russian Federation – 0.788
  12. Japan – 0.786
  13. Norway – 0.786
  14. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – 0.783
  15. Republic of Korea – 0.782
  16. Egypt – 0.772
  17. Netherlands – 0.760
  18. Finland – 0.741
  19. Sweden – 0.733
  20. Switzerland – 0.727
  21. Spain – 0.718
  22. New Zealand – 0.718
  23. Israel – 0.691
  24. Latvia – 0.688
  25. Thailand – 0.684
  26. India – 0.683
  27. Germany – 0.679
  28. Qatar – 0.676
  29. Ireland – 0.675
  30. Belgium – 0.671
  31. Mexico – 0.660
  32. Uruguay – 0.647
  33. Austria – 0.639
  34. Italy – 0.626
  35. China – 0.624
  36. Poland – 0.622
  37. Denmark – 0.617
  38. Czech Republic – 0.609
  39. Rwanda – 0.602
  40. Luxembourg – 0.602
  41. Philippines – 0.594
  42. Brazil – 0.593
  43. Belarus – 0.592
  44. Tunisia – 0.591
  45. Croatia – 0.590
  46. Romania – 0.585
  47. Turkey – 0.581
  48. Bulgaria – 0.579
  49. Kenya – 0.574
  50. Colombia – 0.569
  51. Saudi Arabia – 0.569
  52. Nigeria – 0.569
  53. United Arab Emirates – 0.566
  54. Azerbaijan – 0.559
  55. Morocco – 0.541
  56. Uganda – 0.536
  57. Hungary – 0.534
  58. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 0.532
  59. Brunei Darussalam – 0.524
  60. Bangladesh – 0.524
  61. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – 0.517
  62. Portugal – 0.508
  63. Lithuania – 0.504
  64. South Africa – 0.502
  65. Ukraine – 0.501
  66. Iran – 0.494
  67. Cyprus – 0.487
  68. Panama – 0.485
  69. Argentina – 0.482
  70. Greece – 0.475
  71. Bahrain – 0.467
  72. Ecuador – 0.466
  73. Pakistan – 0.447
  74. Algeria – 0.432
  75. Botswana – 0.430
  76. Indonesia – 0.424
  77. Montenegro – 0.422
  78. Sri Lanka – 0.419
  79. Moldova – 0.418
  80. Cote d’Ivoire – 0.416
  81. Cameroon – 0.413
  82. Malta – 0.399
  83. Lao – 0.392
  84. Iceland – 0.384
  85. Peru – 0.374
  86. Venezuela – 0.372
  87. Chile – 0.367
  88. Slovakia – 0.362
  89. Kazakhstan – 0.352
  90. Slovenia – 0.343
  91. Jamaica – 0.339
  92. Costa Rica – 0.336
  93. Ghana – 0.326
  94. Paraguay – 0.326
  95. Tanzania – 0.317
  96. Senegal – 0.314
  97. Albania – 0.314
  98. Serbia – 0.311
  99. Zambia – 0.292
  100. Tajikistan – 0.292
  101. Tonga – 0.292
  102. Cambodia – 0.283
  103. Uzbekistan – 0.277
  104. Jordan – 0.277
  105. Nepal – 0.275
  106. Barbados – 0.273
  107. Sudan – 0.271
  108. Kyrgyzstan – 0.270
  109. Guyana – 0.269
  110. Ethiopia – 0.267
  111. Myanmar – 0.263
  112. VietNam – 0.245
  113. Afghanistan – 0.245
  114. Syrian Arab Republic – 0.237
  115. Monaco – 0.236
  116. Mongolia – 0.228
  117. State of Palestine – 0.228
  118. Libya – 0.224
  119. Fiji – 0.222
  120. Togo – 0.218
  121. Burkina Faso – 0.208
  122. El Salvador – 0.208
  123. Mozambique – 0.206
  124. Bhutan – 0.199
  125. Armenia – 0.196
  126. Liechtenstein – 0.194
  127. Zimbabwe – 0.192
  128. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 0.189
  129. Seychelles – 0.184
  130. Belize – 0.182
  131. Antigua and Barbuda – 0.179
  132. San Marino – 0.174
  133. Lebanon – 0.172
  134. Niger – 0.170
  135. Madagascar – 0.168
  136. Dominican Republic – 0.162
  137. 123. Suriname – 0.155
  138. Liberia – 0.149
  139. Mauritania – 0.146
  140. Nicaragua – 0.146
  141. Sierra Leone – 0.145
  142. Nauru – 0.140
  143. Gabon – 0.139
  144. Bahamas – 0.137
  145. Gambia – 0.136
  146. Vanuatu – 0.134
  147. Turkmenistan – 0.133
  148. Kiriba – 0.123
  149. Bolivia – 0.122
  150. Burundi – 0.120
  151. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 0.116
  152. Grenada – 0.115
  153. Guatemala – 0.114
  154. Kuwait – 0.104
  155. Djibouti – 0.099
  156. Trinidad and Tobago – 0.098
  157. Solomon Islands – 0.095
  158. Lesotho – 0.094
  159. Guinea – 0.090
  160. Malawi – 0.084
  161. Angola – 0.078
  162. Eritrea – 0.076
  163. Chad – 0.072
  164. Benin – 0.069
  165. South Sudan – 0.067
  166. Papua New Guinea – 0.067
  167. Saint Kitts and Nevis – 0.066
  168. Namibia – 0.066
  169. Mali – 0.060
  170. Cape Verde – 0.058
  171. Cuba – 0.058
  172. Andorra – 0.057
  173. Maldives – 0.056
  174. Saint Lucia – 0.053
  175. Palau – 0.053
  176. Samoa – 0.048
  177. Honduras – 0.048
  178. Marshall Islands – 0.048
  179. Micronesia – 0.044
  180. Iraq – 0.043
  181. Swaziland – 0.041
  182. Sao Tome and Principe 0.040
  183. Haiti – 0.040
  184. Democratic Republic of the Congo – 0.040
  185. Congo – 0.040
  186. Vatican – 0.040
  187. Comoros – 0.040
  188. Tuvalu – 0.034
  189. Timor-Leste – 0.034
  190. Somalia – 0.034
  191. Guinea-Bissau – 0.034
  192. Dominica – 0.010
  193. Yemen – 0.007
  194. Central African Republic – 0.007
  195. Equatorial Guinea – 0.000

Source: ITU

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