11 Sep 2018

Thailand and Macedonia included in the index

Data on the cyber security situation of Thailand and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is now available in the index.

Thailand is currently ranked 47th, with a perfect score for the capacity of cyber threat analysis and information, and good results in the capacities of fight against cybercrime, cyber crisis management, as well as e-identification and trust services. The data for Thailand was gathered through public data collection.

Macedonia enters the index in 51st place, with perfect scores in the capacities of personal data protection and fight against cybercrime, but with good results also in the field of cyber incidents response, e-identification and trust services, and cyber crisis management. The data for the Macedonia was also gathered through public data collection.

All data was checked by NCSI experts and is now published on the NCSI website at http://ncsi.ega.ee/ncsi-index/.

30 Aug 2018

Data about Mali and Republic of Korea now available

Data on the cyber security situation of Mali and the Republic of Korea is now available in the index.

Mali is currently ranked 84th, with the highest score in the field of personal data protection, and a good result in the capacity of e-identification and trust services. The data for Mali was gathered through public data collection.

The Republic of Korea enters the index in 53rd place, also with a perfect score in personal data protection, but with good results in the capacities of fight against cybercrime, education and professional development, cyber crisis management, and cyber incidents response. The data for the Republic of Korea was also gathered through public data collection.

All data was checked by NCSI experts and is now published on the NCSI website at http://ncsi.ega.ee/ncsi-index/.

24 Aug 2018

Guyana and Cameroon added to the index

Data on the cyber security situation of Guyana and Cameroon is now available in the index.

Guyana enters the index in 96th place, with positive scores in three capacities: contribution to global cyber security, cyber incidents response, and fight against cybercrime. The data about Guyana was collected from different public authorities under the coordination of the National Data Management Authority.

Cameroon enters the index in 80th place, performing well in the areas of cyber security policy development, protection of digital services and cyber incidents response. The data for Suriname was gathered through public data collection.

All data was checked by NCSI experts and is now published on the NCSI website at http://ncsi.ega.ee/ncsi-index/.

28 May 2018

NCSI includes 100 countries' profiles, new website launched

The National Cyber Security Index has reached a milestone by having published information about the cyber security situation of 100 countries all over the world.

The information is continuously updated as information about new legislation, units, events, etc. is submitted to the NCSI team, but the current top 10 is the following (with NCSI scores in brackets):

1. France (83.12)
2. Germany (83.12)
3. Estonia (81.82)
4. Slovakia (80.52)
5. Finland (79.22)
6. Lithuania (77.92)
7. Spain (77.92)
8. United Kingdom (75.32)
9. Switzerland (75.32)
10. Czech Republic (74.03)

The new NCSI website allows filtering the ranking list by geographic regions and by membership in international and regional organisations such as NATO, EU, ASEAN, Arab League, etc. Please see the upper left corner of the front page for the filtering option.

The index includes 27 Asian countries, where the top performers are Malaysia (72.73), Japan (66.23), and Qatar (57.14).

Highest ranked countries from the Americas are the United States (64.94), Canada (57.14), and Peru (38.96).

Out of 18 African countries represented in NCSI, the top 3 is comprised of Mauritius (46.75), Nigeria (44.16) and Benin (41.56).

Another feature of the new website is that it is possible to compare the profiles of any two more countries against each other. To select a country's dataset for comparison, please go to any country page, find the "NCSI update" section and click on the blue plus sign that appears after the date.

Should you have any questions or comments regarding the index or the new website, please contact us at ncsi@ega.ee. Please use the same address if you are able to provide information about a country that is not yet in the index or complete information about any country that is already included.

24 May 2018

Estonia ranks 3rd in the index

Updated data about Estonia is now available in the index, after the parliament passed the new Cybersecurity Act. Estonia currently ranks third after France and Germany, reaching maximum scores in the following six capacities: cyber threat analysis and information, contribution to global cyber security, protection of digital services, protection of personal data, cyber incidents response 24/7, and cyber crisis management.

The data collection was coordinated by Karoliina Ainge from the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.

28 Mar 2018

Slovakia takes first place in index

Eight new countries have recently joined the index. This also includes the new index leader - Slovakia - who have put significant efforts into developing their cyber security capacities over the past few years. Slovakia achieved the maximum score in an impressive 7 of the 12 capacities and takes a slight lead over Germany. The provision of information was coordinated by Mr Rastislav Janota, Chairman of the Cybersecurity Committee at the National Security Authority of the Slovak Republic.

Other new countries in the index include Sweden (rank 15), who got maximum points for their capacity to provide cyber security education and protection of personal data, Greece (rank 26), Argentina (rank 34), Cyprus (rank 38), Cote d'Ivoire (rank 46), Indonesia (rank 51), and Bhutan (rank 57). Mr Nestoras Chouliaras from the National Cyber Security Authority of Greece was the contact person for Greece, data about other countries was acquired by the NCSI team though data collection from public sources.

The index now includes information about 63 countries. The full table can be consulted at http://ncsi.ega.ee/ncsi-index.

8 Mar 2018

NCSI included in ITU Index of Cybersecurity Indices 2017

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published an overview of existing cybersecurity indices. The index of indices is a non-exhaustive list of outstanding surveys, indices and publications from private and public organisations. The National Cyber Security Index developed by the e-Governance Academy is also featured in the index (see page 5 and 7). The publication can be consulted at https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Cybersecurity/Documents/2017_Index_of_Indices.pdf.