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.  

6 Mar 2018

Many new countries in the index

Some 13 new countries have made their first appearance in the index over the last six weeks.

New countries in the NCSI index include:

• Hungary (rank 12)
• Singapore (14-17)
• Qatar (14-17)
• Mauritius (25)
• Benin (27)
• Tunisia (32)
• Egypt (33-35)
• Uganda (38)
• Ghana (41-42)
• Saudi Arabia (41-42)
• Senegal (44)
• Madagascar (52)
• Kiribati (53-54)

The NCSI team would like to thank the national contact points who helped us gather and review the information.

Information about Qatar was provided by Mr Hamid Sadiq, Director of Q-CERT. From Mauritius our contact person was Dr. Rooba. Y. Moorghen, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation. The team providing information about Benin was led by Mr Ouanilo Medegan Fagla, Technical Advisor to the Presidency in the Bureau of Analysis and Investigation. The contact person for Tunisia was Mr Naoufel Frikha, Director General of the National Agency for Computer Security. Information about the cyber security situation in Egypt was submitted by Mr Sherif Hashem, Vice President for Cybersecurity at the National Telecom Regulatory Authority. The contact person from Kiribati was Mr Wayne Reiher, Director of ICT at the Ministry of Information, Communication, Transport and Tourism Development. Thank you all for your valuable contributions!

The index currently has information about 54 countries, but we are working towards the aim of reaching 100 countries by May 2018. The cyber security data about more than 30 countries is currently being checked and many further countries are filling in questionnaires. If your country's information is still missing in the index or should be updated, please contact us at ncsi@ega.ee.

25 Jan 2018

NCSI methodology 2.0 launched

We have launched the second version of the NCSI methodology. The essence of the index has not changed - it still measures countries' cyber security situation through 12 strategic capacities, creating a global database providing links and documents about national cyber security. However, instead of 60 indicators we have limited the index to 46 indicators, which are grouped into 12 strategic capacities and further into three categories.

GENERAL CYBER SECURITY INDICATORS

• Cyber security policies
• Capacity to analyse national-level cyber threats
• Capacity to provide cyber security education
• Contribution to international cyber security

BASELINE CYBER SECURITY INDICATORS

• Protection of digital services
• Protection of essential services
• E-identification and trust services
• Protection of personal data

INCIDENT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT INDICATORS

• Detecting and responding to cyber incidents 24/7
• Crisis management
• Fight against cybercrime
• Military cyber operations

For the full methodology, please consult 

http://ncsi.ega.ee/methodology

27 Nov 2017

India included in the index, ranks 13th

Data on Indian cyber security is now available in the National Cyber Security Index. India received high scores (90% of maximum) for their capacity to provide cyber security education and their capacity to fight cybercrime, and scored well in several other categories. India is currently ranked 13th in the index.

The data for India was gathered from public online sources and checked by NCSI experts. The information is now published on the NCSI website at http://ncsi.ega.ee/ncsi-index.

10 Nov 2017

Italy joins the index

Data on Italian cyber security is now available in the National Cyber Security Index. Italy received a full score for their capacity to analyse national-level cyber threats and scored high several other categories, including capacity to provide e-identification and e-signatures as well as capacity to fight against cybercrime. Italy is currently ranked 9th in the index.

The data for Italy was gathered from public online sources and checked by NCSI experts. The information is now published on the NCSI website at http://ncsi.ega.ee/ncsi-index.

7 Nov 2017

Data on Sudan and Honduras now available

Data on the cyber security situation of Sudan and Honduras is now available in the index.

Sudan places 30th in the rankings, with their national cyber security initiatives resulting in positive scores in four capacities. The data for Sudan was provided by Mr Muataz Elsadig Ishag Mohammed, Information Security Officer at the Sudan National Telecommunications Corporation.

Honduras enters the index in 34th place, also receiving positive scores in three strategic capacities. The data for Honduras was provided by Mr Alejandro A. Rosales, Director of Telecommunication Services at CONATEL, the National Telecommunications Commission of Honduras.

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