India ranks among top 10 in Global Cybersecurity Index

 India has made it to the top 10 in worldwide Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 by means of ITU, shifting up 37 locations to rank as the tenth quality country within the global on key cybersafety parameters.

The confirmation via the UN body of India's efforts on cybersecurity, comes just ahead of the sixth anniversary of digital India on July 1. India is emerging as a international IT superpower, maintaining its digital sovereignty with firm measures to safeguard records privateness and on-line rights of residents.

As per the ranking, India has moved up with the aid of 37 locations to rank because the tenth nice united states of america inside the world within the global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 launched by way of the international Telecommunication Union (ITU) on June 29, 2021.

the united states topped the chart, followed via the UK and Saudi Arabia tied on the second role, even as Estonia changed into ranked 0.33 within the index.

India has additionally secured the fourth position within the Asia Pacific location, underlining its commitment to cybersecurity.

GCI assessment is performed on the premise of overall performance on 5 parameters of cybersecurity which include felony measures, technical measures, organisational measures, capacity improvement, and cooperation. The overall performance is then aggregated into an ordinary score.

For every of the 5 components, all of the international locations' overall performance and dedication had been assessed thru a query-based on-line survey, which in addition allowed for the gathering of the helping proof.

through in-intensity consultations with a set of experts, the questions had been then weighted and assessed, to reach at the overall scores.

The GCI effects for India show giant general development and strengthening underneath all parameters of the cybersecurity area. India scored a complete of 97.5 points from a possible most of a hundred factors, to make it to the 10th position international in the GCI 2020.

India has labored relentlessly on all the five pillars over the last few years, resulting in extensive development in its ranking in international Cyber security Index.