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Data on Namibia, Papua New Guinea and Barbados published

Data on the cyber security situation on Namibia, Papua New Guinea and Barbados is now available in the index.

Barbados is currently ranked 111st, with positive scores for seven capacities, of which 'Fighting against cybercrime' obtained the highest score due to having an active cybercrime unit and criminalising such offences. The data for Barbados was gathered with the assistance of Government Officials from the Ministry of Innocation, Science and Smart Technology.

Papua New Guinea enters the index in 120th place, with positive scores for five capacities, among which they have a strong response to cyber incidents. The data for Papua New Guinea was gathered through public data collection.

Namibia enters the index in 121st place, with positive scores for four capacities, among which they have a strong presence in the educational and professional development of cyber security. The data for Namibia was also gathered through public data collection.

With the addition of these three countries, the list of nations in the NCSI has expanded to a total of 134. All data was checked by NCSI experts and is now published on the NCSI website at http://ncsi.ega.ee/ncsi-index/.