Bangladesh improves 25 steps in the international cybersecurity index
Bangladesh has improved by 25 steps in the International CyberSecurity Index-2020 declared by International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
The 'Global Cybersecurity Index-2020' was released on Tuesday considering the legal system, technological expertise, organizational system, capacity building and mutual cooperation situation in cybersecurity of 194 countries of the world.
Bangladesh came up in 53rd place with a score of 81.27. Last year, Bangladesh was ranked 78th on the index.
"Several countries, such as Bangladesh, Benin, Rwanda and Tanzania, have come forward to demonstrate a strong cybersecurity commitment," the report said.
ITU says these countries have developed a cybersecurity industry at the national level, which is an important capacity-building initiative.
The United States is in the best position with a score of 100 in the latest index published on the ITU website. The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia are in second place with a score of 99.54. Estonia is in third place with 99.46 marks.
Bangladesh ranks 11th in the Asia Pacific region. South Korea ranks first in the region with a score of 97.52. India is in the 4th position. China ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 14th.
"This is a reflection of the continued ability of Bangladesh to provide cybersecurity, which will encourage us to fight cyberattacks more efficiently in the future," said Tareq M Barkatullah, project director of the Bangladesh government's BGD e-Gov. CIRT.
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