NCSI :: Venezuela

Archived data from 2016-2023

111. Venezuela 28.57

111th	National Cyber Security Index
116th	Global Cybersecurity Index
86th	ICT Development Index
108th	Networked Readiness Index

Population		31.0million
Area (km2)		916.4thousand
GDP per capita ($)		10.4thousand

NCSI FULFILMENT PERCENTAGE

NCSI DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE 3 years All data

RANKING TIMELINE

NCSI Update		Data source
14 Oct 2022		Public data collection

Version 14 Oct 2022

GENERAL CYBER SECURITY INDICATORS

1. Cyber security policy development 3/7 43%

3
7 43%
- 1.1. Cyber security policy unit 3
  
  3
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  A central government entity (ministry or equivalent) has a specialised official or unit responsible for national cyber security policy development.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.conatel.gob.ve/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PDF-Ley-de-Infogobierno.pdf
  
  National Commission of Information Technologies (CONATI)
  
  Info-Government Law:
  
  Article 41 – Subsection 3: "Establish, in coordination with the Superintendence of Certification Services Electronics, policies, strategies, guidelines and regulations on safety IT in the Public Power."
- 1.2. Cyber security policy coordination format 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The central government has a committee, council, working group, etc. for national-level cyber security policy coordination.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
- 1.3. Cyber security strategy 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The central government has established a national-level cyber security strategy or other equivalent document.
  Accepted references
  Valid official document
  
  Evidence
- 1.4. Cyber security strategy implementation plan 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The central government has established an implementation plan to the national-level cyber security strategy or other equivalent document.
  Accepted references
  Valid official document or its enforcement act
  
  Evidence
2. Cyber threat analysis and information 1/5 20%

1
5 20%
- 2.1. Cyber threats analysis unit 0
  
  0
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  A central government entity has a national-level unit that is specialised in national strategic cyber threat situation analysis.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
- 2.2. Public cyber threat reports are published annually 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The public part of the national cyber threat situation analysis is published at least once a year.
  Accepted references
  Official public report
  
  Evidence
- 2.3. Cyber safety and security website 1
  
  1
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Public authorities provide at least one cyber safety and security website for cyber security and ICT professionals, and regular users.
  Accepted references
  Website
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.suscerte.gob.ve/documentacion/
3. Education and professional development 0/9 0%

0
9 0%
- 3.1. Cyber safety competencies in primary or secondary education 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Primary or secondary education curricula include cyber safety / computer safety competences.
  Accepted references
  Official curriculum or official report
  
  Evidence
- 3.2. Bachelor’s level cyber security programme 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at Bachelor’s or equivalent level.
  Accepted references
  Accredited study programme
  
  Evidence
- 3.3. Master’s level cyber security programme 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at Master’s or equivalent level.
  Accepted references
  Accredited study programme
  
  Evidence
- 3.4. PhD level cyber security programme 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at PhD or equivalent level.
  Accepted references
  Accredited study programme
  
  Evidence
- 3.5. Cyber security professional association 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is a professional association of cyber/electronic information security specialists, managers or auditors.
  Accepted references
  Website
  
  Evidence
4. Contribution to global cyber security 1/6 17%

1
6 17%
- 4.1. Convention on Cybercrime 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The country has ratified the Convention on Cybercrime.
  Accepted references
  Official website of the convention
  
  Evidence
- 4.2. Representation in international cooperation formats 1
  
  1
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government is regularly represented in a cooperation format that is dedicated to international cyber security (e.g. FIRST).
  Accepted references
  Official website of the cooperation format
  
  Evidence
  
  https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Cybersecurity/Documents/Status_ITU_IMPACT.pdf
- 4.3. International cyber security organisation hosted by the country 0
  
  0
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  A regional or international cyber security organisation is hosted by the country.
  Accepted references
  Organisation’s official website
  
  Evidence
- 4.4. Cyber security capacity building for other countries 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The country has (co-)financed or (co-)organised at least one capacity building project for another country in the last 3 years.
  Accepted references
  Official website or project document
  
  Evidence

BASELINE CYBER SECURITY INDICATORS

5. Protection of digital services 0/5 0%

0
5 0%
- 5.1. Cyber security responsibility for digital service providers 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  According to legislation, digital service providers (except micro and small enterprises): (1) must manage cyber/ICT risks or (2) must implement established cyber/information security requirements.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 5.2. Cyber security standard for the public sector 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Public sector digital service providers must implement (1) cyber/ICT security requirements (defined by legislation) or (2) a widely recognised security standard.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 5.3. Competent supervisory authority 0
  
  0
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government has a competent authority in the field of cyber/information security that has the power to supervise public and private digital service providers regarding the implementation of cyber/information security requirements.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
6. Protection of essential services 0/6 0%

0
6 0%
- 6.1. Operators of essential services are identified 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is a legal act that allows to identify operators of essential services.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 6.2. Cyber security requirements for operators of essential services 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  According to the legislation, operators of essential services must manage cyber/ICT risks.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 6.3. Competent supervisory authority 0
  
  0
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government has a competent authority in the field of cyber/information security that has the power to supervise operators of essential services, regarding cyber/information security requirements.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
- 6.4. Regular monitoring of security measures 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Operators of essential services must regularly (at least once every 3 years) provide evidence of the effective implementation of cyber/information security policies (e.g. audit result, documentation, specific report).
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
7. E-identification and trust services 7/9 78%

7
9 78%
- 7.1. Unique persistent identifier 1
  
  1
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government provides a unique persistent identifier to all citizens, residents, and legal entities. For example, the identifier remains the same after document expiration and name change.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  https://www.cnti.gob.ve/images/stories/documentos_pdf/Marco_legal/18leodi.pdf
  
  Organic Identification Law, Article 17 "Number of the Identity Card":
  
  "The National Executive, by body of the ministry with competence in matter of identification of the inhabitants of the Republic, will grant each certificate of identity that issues a number, which will be taken in series and assigned to each person forever. This number will be inherent to the identification of the person who owns the same. The identity card number of Venezuelan or Venezuelan citizens will be preceded by the letter V, and that of foreigners or foreigners by the letter E."
  
  https://microjurisve.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/regula-el-registro-c3banico-de-informacic3b3n-fiscal-rif-vigente.pdf
  
  Unique Registry of Fiscal Information (RIF) Number
  
  Administrative Providence that Regulates the Unique Registry of Fiscal Information (RIF), Article 4: "The Unique Registration Number of Fiscal Information (RIF) that is assigned, will be unique, exclusive and exclusionary, permanent, personal and mandatory use in any document, application, procedure, request or action that is presented or made between any Ente or Organ of the Public Administration, as well as in the declarations, invoices or other documents presented or issue the taxpayer."
- 7.2. Requirements for cryptosystems 1
  
  1
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Requirements for cryptosystems in the field of trust services are regulated.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.suscerte.gob.ve/wp-content/uploads/normativas/Norma_40.pdf
  
  Guide to technological standards and security guidelines for the accreditation and renewal as a service provider of certification or special cases (Standard 40);
  
  see section 5.3.2.1 Cryptographic Key Management Plan. (Implementation and Maintenance).
  
  http://www.suscerte.gob.ve/wp-content/uploads/normativas/Norma_22.pdf
  
  Model for the declaration of practices of certification and certificate policies of the certification service providers (PSC) (Rule 022);
  
  see section 6.1.5 Size of the Keys, section 6.1.7 Key generation by hardware and software, section 6.2.1 Standards for Cryptographic Modules, etc.
- 7.3. Electronic identification 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Electronic identification is regulated.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 7.4. Electronic signature 1
  
  1
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  E-signature is regulated
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.conatel.gob.ve/ley-sobre-mensajes-de-datos-y-firmas-electronicas-2/
  
  Law of Data Messages and Electronic Signatures
  
  Chapter IV: Articles 16 - 19.
- 7.5. Timestamping 1
  
  1
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Timestamping is regulated.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.suscerte.gob.ve/wp-content/uploads/normativas/Norma_64.pdf
  
  Guide for accreditation, technological standards and guidelines for security for the accreditation, technological standards and guidelines for security for the accreditation of service providers – Time Stamping (PSET).
  
  http://www.suscerte.gob.ve/wp-content/uploads/normativas/Norma_65.pdf
  
  Technical model for the provision of the service time stamp.
  
  http://www.conatel.gob.ve/ley-sobre-mensajes-de-datos-y-firmas-electronicas-2/
  
  Standards applied in accordance with Art 34 of the Law on Data Messages and Electronic Signatures.
  
  Article 34.
  
  "Certification Services Providers shall carry out, among others, the following activities:
  1. Provide, revoke or suspend the different types or classes of Electronic Certificates.
  2. Offer or facilitate the services of creation of Electronic Signatures.
  3. Offer chronological file services of the Electronic Signatures certified by the Certification Services Provider.
  4. Offer the services of archiving and conservation of data messages.
  5. Guarantee Electronic Certificates provided by foreign Certification Service Providers.
  6. The rest that are established in this Decree-Law or in its regulations. The Electronic Certificates provided by the Suppliers of Certification Services will guarantee the validity of the Electronic Signatures that certify, and latitularity that their Signatories have on them."
- 7.6. Electronic registered delivery service 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Electronic registered delivery service between state entities, citizens and private sector entities is regulated. The service provides legally binding data exchange and guarantees the confidentiality and integrity of information.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 7.7. Competent supervisory authority 3
  
  3
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is an authority responsible for the supervision of qualified trust service providers.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.conatel.gob.ve/ley-sobre-mensajes-de-datos-y-firmas-electronicas-2/
  
  Electronic Certification Services Superintendence (SUSCERTE)
  
  Law of Data Messages and Electronic Signatures
  
  Chapter V: Articles 20 - 30.
  
  Art 21: "The Superintendence of Electronic Certification Services has the purpose of accrediting, supervising and controlling, in the terms foreseen in this Decree-Law and its regulations, the relevant Public Certification Service Providers."
  
  http://www.suscerte.gob.ve/sobre-suscerte/
8. Protection of personal data 0/4 0%

0
4 0%
- 8.1. Personal data protection legislation 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is a legal act for personal data protection.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 8.2. Personal data protection authority 0
  
  0
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is an independent public supervisory authority that is responsible for personal data protection.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence

INCIDENT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT INDICATORS

9. Cyber incidents response 3/6 50%

3
6 50%
- 9.1. Cyber incidents response unit 3
  
  3
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government has a unit (CSIRT, CERT, CIRT, etc.) that is specialised in national-level cyber incident detection and response.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.conatel.gob.ve/vencert-garantiza-seguridad-de-web-oficiales-venezolanas/
  
  VenCERT
  
  http://www.suscerte.gob.ve/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vencert.pdf
  
  Official Gazette: No. 39,066, Decree: No. 5,781 concerning VenCERT
- 9.2. Reporting responsibility 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Digital service providers and operators of essential services have an obligation to notify appointed government authorities of cyber security incidents.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 9.3. Single point of contact for international coordination 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government has designated a single point of contact for international cyber security coordination.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
10. Cyber crisis management 0/5 0%

0
5 0%
- 10.1. Cyber crisis management plan 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government has established a crisis management plan for large-scale cyber incidents.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
- 10.2. National-level cyber crisis management exercise 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government has conducted a national-level cyber crisis management exercise or a crisis management exercise with a cyber component in the last 3 years.
  Accepted references
  Exercise document/website or press release
  
  Evidence
- 10.3. Participation in international cyber crisis exercises 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The country's team has participated in an international cyber crisis management exercise in the last 3 years.
  Accepted references
  Exercise document/website or press release
  
  Evidence
- 10.4. Operational support of volunteers in cyber crises 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The procedures for using volunteers in the field of cyber security are established by legislation.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
11. Fight against cybercrime 7/9 78%

7
9 78%
- 11.1. Cybercrimes are criminalised 1
  
  1
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Cybercrimes are defined by legislation.
  Accepted references
  Legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.conatel.gob.ve/ley-especial-contra-los-delitos-informaticos-2/
  
  Special Law against Computer Crimes
- 11.2. Cybercrime unit 3
  
  3
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is a government entity with a specific function of combatting cybercrime.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  https://www.cicpc.gob.ve/index.php/edit-blog-roll/recursos-humanos-4/recursos-humanos-9.html
  
  Directorate of Financial and Informatics Criminalistics of the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations Unit
  
  https://www.vtv.gob.ve/division-delitos-informaticos-cicpc-pagina-web/
- 11.3. Digital forensics unit 3
  
  3
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  There is a government entity with a specific function of digital forensics.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
  
  http://www.suscerte.gob.ve/sobre-suscerte/
  
  The National Center for Forensic Informatics (CENIF)
  
  https://www.cnti.gob.ve/noticias/actualidad/nacionales/3969-
  
  https://lared.com.ve/noticias/venezuela-creada-nueva-unidad-de-analisis-forense-en-electronica/
- 11.4. 24/7 contact point for international cybercrime 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The government has designated an international 24/7 contact point for cybercrimes.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
12. Military cyber operations 0/6 0%

0
6 0%
- 12.1. Cyber operations unit 0
  
  0
  3
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Military forces have a unit (cyber command, etc.) that is specialised in planning and conducting cyber operations.
  Accepted references
  Official website or legal act
  
  Evidence
- 12.2. Cyber operations exercise 0
  
  0
  2
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  Military forces have conducted a cyber operations exercise or an exercise with a cyber operations component in the country in the last 3 years.
  Accepted references
  Exercise document/website or press release
  
  Evidence
- 12.3. Participation in international cyber exercises 0
  
  0
  1
  
  Requirements
  
  Criteria
  The country's military team has participated in an international cyber operations exercise in the last 3 years.
  Accepted references
  Exercise document/website or press release
  
  Evidence

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111. Venezuela 28.57

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