Global Cybersecurity Index 2020

• 01 Jul 2021

• India jumped 37 places and ranked 10th in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI).
• It was released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations (UN) agency for information and communication technologies (ICT).
• India has also secured the fourth position in the Asia Pacific region, underlining its commitment to cybersecurity.
• The US topped the chart, followed by the UK and Saudi Arabia tied on the second position, while Estonia was ranked third in the index.
• GCI assessment is done on the basis of performance on five parameters of cybersecurity including legal measures, technical measures, organisational measures, capacity development, and cooperation. The performance is then aggregated into an overall score.