Global Cybersecurity Index:
India has marked a significant milestone in its cybersecurity efforts by achieving top Tier i.e. Tier 1 status in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2024.
- Global Cybersecurity Index is a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level.
- It is to raise awareness of the importance and different dimensions of the issue.
- Each country’s level of development or engagement is assessed along five pillars namely, Legal Measures, Technical Measures, Organizational Measures, Capacity Development, and Cooperation – and then aggregated into an overall score.
- It is published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- The report places 46 countries in Tier 1, the highest of the five tiers, reserved for “role modelling” countries that demonstrate a strong commitment in all five cybersecurity pillars.
- With a remarkable score of 98.49 out of 100, India joins the ranks of ‘role-modelling’ countries, demonstrating a strong commitment to cybersecurity practices across the globe.
- Most countries are either “establishing” (Tier 3) or “evolving” (Tier 4) in terms of cybersecurity.
