Global cyber security index: Bangladesh moves 8 notches up
Sun Online Desk
24th December, 2020 11:46:59
Bangladesh has advanced eight notches in the global cyber security index measured by UK-based National Cyber Security Index (NCSI).
The country ranked 65th with a score of 44.16 among 160 countries in the index.
In the Index in 2018, Bangladesh ranked 73rd with an overall score of 25.97.
Bangladesh ranks second among South Asian countries and India is in the best position with an overall score of 59.74, and the index ranks 35th.
Among the other countries in the region, Pakistan is 66th, Nepal 93rd, Sri Lanka 98th, Bhutan 115th, Afghanistan 132nd, and Myanmar 139th.
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bdnews24.com
Published: 24 Dec 2020 03:47 AM BdST
Updated: 24 Dec 2020 03:47 AM BdST
Bangladesh has improved eight places to rank 65th among 160 countries on the National Cyber Security Index of Estonia-based e-Governance Academy Foundation. );
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The National Cyber Security Index on NCSI measures countries’ preparedness to prevent cyber incidents and fight cyber threats.
“It (improvement) reflects the capability of Bangladesh to ensure cyber security. It will encourage us to prevent cyber attacks in future,” said Tarique M Barkaullah, director of the government’s Computer Emergency Response Team.
Greece tops the NCSI ranking with 96.1 points, followed by Czech Republic with 92.21 and Estonia with 90.91, according to latest data.
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Ukraine is ranked 25th in the international cybersecurity ranking published by the Estonian Academy of Electronic Governance.
Ukrainian News Agency learned this from a statement of the Ministry of Digital Transformation. Ukraine took 25th place in the new edition of the National Cybersecurity Index 2020 (NCSI), published by the Estonian Academy of Electronic Governance, the statement reads.
It is also noted that in order to develop a new edition, the state of cybersecurity of 160 countries of the world was studied, an analysis of legislation in the field of cybersecurity, cyber incidents, education in the field of cybersecurity, provision of protection of services, including electronic, electronic identification, protection of personal data and the fight against cybercrime was carried out.
НБУ определил объекты критической инфраструктуры банковской системы kv.com.ua - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kv.com.ua Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.