14 May 2021

Canada's country page has been updated

Canada has been updated through public data collection.

It presents new information, and thus has improved, in the following indicators: Cyber Security Strategy Implementation Plan, Public Cyber Threat Reports Published Annually, Requirements for Cryptosystems, Timestamping and Cyber Operations Unit.

Information was updated in the following indicators and capacities: Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Safety and Security Website, Master’s Level Cyber Security Programme, Cyber Security Standard for the Public Sector, Cyber Incidents Response Unit, Cyber Crisis Management Plan, Fight against Cybercrime and Military Cyber Operations.

16 Apr 2021

Update to LK, VN, RW and GE

We thank the government officials/contributors that assisted us in updating Vietnam and Sri Lanka. Rwanda and Georgia  have been updated through public data collection.

Vietnam updated its indicators relative to the Cyber Security Strategy and its Implementation Plan. Sri Lanka updated information relative to the Cyber Security Policy Unit, the Cyber Security Strategy Implementation Plan, the Cyber Safety and Security Website, the Education and Professional Development, the Digital Forensics Unit, and the Military Cyber Operations.

Rwanda presents updates in the evidence for the Cyber Security Strategy, the Cyber Safety and Security Website and Professional Association, the Representation in International Cooperation Formats, the Responsibility for Digital Service Providers, the Fight against Cybercrime and the Cyber Incidents Response Unit.

Georgia was provided with new evidence for Competencies in Primary or Secondary Education, Requirements for Operators of Essential Services and its corresponding Regular Monitoring, Personal Data Protection, Cyber Incident Response and Crisis Management.

17 Mar 2021

MK, TT, FR, PH, ML, and CM Updated

North Macedonia has been updated with the assistance from government officials/contributors. On the other hand, Trinidad and Tobago, France, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Mali, and Cameroon have been updated with the latest information we have been able to find through public data collection.

Since its last update, North Macedonia has improved in three capacities of general cyber security. The Dominican Republic has improved in cyber threat analysis and information, protection of digital services and military cyber operations.

Trinidad and Tobago improved in cyber security policy development and in the protection of personal data, cyber incidents response and fight against cybercrime. France presents newly updated evidence links and a slight improvement in the protection of essential services. The Philippines country page reflects their improvement in multiple general cyber security, and incident and crisis management indicators. Mali presents newly updated evidence links, while Cameroon improved in education and professional development, fight against cyber crime and cyber threat analysis and information.

12 Feb 2021

Iceland, Mexico and Kenya Updated

Iceland, Mexico, and Kenya have been updated with the latest information we have been able to find through public data collection.

Iceland presents new information for the protection of digital and essential services, cyber incidents response and fight against cybercrime, among others. Mexico presents updated links and some improvement in the protection of digital services. Kenya presents improvements in e-ID and trust services, in the protection of personal data and in cyber incidents response.

8 Jan 2021

Happy New Year 2021!

Happy New Year 2021!
Just before the end of 2020, Benin, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Poland, and Georgia were updated.

With the assistance from government officials/contributors

• Benin reflected an improvement in the cyber security policy development and fight against cybercrime capacities;
• Bangladesh presented new evidence in the e-ID and trust services capacity;
• Mongolia gained new points in education and professional development;
• Poland improved in the protection of digital services and cyber incident response, among other;
• Georgia added new evidence for military cyber operations.

We thank our country contributors for their constant support in keeping the country’s data up-to-date.

11 Dec 2020

Chile and Ukraine updated

In 2020, our contributors from Chile helped us by submitting fresh links and information for their country page. Since the update in 2018, they’ve improved in cyber threat analysis and information, and the military cyber operations capacities. Similarly, Ukraine improved in the former of the two capacities, and in e-identification and trust services. We thank our country contributors for their constant support in keeping their country’s data up-to-date.

17 Nov 2020

Closing the Cyber Security Month and Updating Finland

Concluding the activities of October, we invite you to visit additional freely available cyber security resources, at your leisure.

Podcast and blog: NCSI – How prepared is your country for a cyber attack?

On 21.10.2020, Epp Maaten, Programme Director of National Cyber Security at eGA, peeks into the main features and goals of the NCSI to explain how the Index makes a fundamental tool for capacity building on cybersecurity.

Podcast and blog: What is cyber hygiene?

On 28.10.2020, Merle Maigre, Senior Cyber Security Expert at eGA, shares best practices of cyber hygiene from France, Estonia, the UK  that is useful for every Internet user and organization.
 

At our NCSI, Finland has been updated with the latest information provided by the corresponding government officials/contributors. We thank our country contributors for their constant support in keeping the country’s data up-to-date.