Cyber security: India ranked 23rd on a list of 165 nations




India is ranked a high 23rd out of 165 nations in a global index with a score of 0.683, that measures the commitment of nations across the world to cyber security.

The second Global Cyber Security Index (GCI), released by the UN telecommunications agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU), said only about half of all countries have a cyber security strategy or are in the process of developing one and urged more countries to consider national policies to protect against cybercrime.

India has been listed in the "maturing" category, which refers to 77 countries that have developed complex commitments to cyber security and has been engaged in cyber security programmes and initiatives for the last so many years.

This time the index has been topped by Singapore with a 0.925 score.

According to report about 38 percent of countries have a written or published cyber security strategy and an additional 12 percent of governments are in the process of developing one.

The ITU says more effort is needed in this critical area, particularly since it conveys that governments consider digital risks high priority.

"Cyber Security is an ecosystem where our laws, organizations, skills, cooperation and technical implementation need to be in harmony to be most effective, as cyber security is becoming more and more relevant in the minds of countries' decision makers."

Here the list of the top 10 most committed countries to cyber security are as follows:-
1.      Singapore
2.      United States
3.      Malaysia
4.      Oman
5.      Estonia
6.      Mauritius
7.      Australia
8.      Georgia
9.      France

10.  Canada

Where Russia is ranking 11th 

In addition to showing the overall cyber security commitment of ITU's 193 Member-States, the Index also shows the improvement and strengthening of it’s Five pillars of the ITU Global Cyber Security Agenda are as follows :

1.      Legal,
2.      Technical,
3.      Organisational,
4.      Capacity Building
5.      International Cooperation.

According to ITU Secretary-General Mr. Houlin Zhao last month, a cyber attack crippled thousands of machines around the world. It is very unclear to find who was behind the attack. "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 findings show that there is "space for further improvement in cooperation" at all levels, according to the report, which advocates for encouraging governments to consider national policies that take into account cyber security and encourage private citizens to make smart decisions online.

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