Bangladesh has ranked 73rd out of 100 countries in the global cyber security index measured by UK-based National Cyber Security Index (NCSI), reports UNB.
The NCSI put the countries in the ranking after measuring their preparedness to prevent fundamental cyber threats and readiness to manage cyber incidents, crimes and large-scale cyber crises.
The NCSI website (http://ncsi.ega.ee/ncsi-index/) has recently published the index of 100 countries.
It put France on top with a score of 83.12 while Germany and Estonia ranked 2nd and 3rd securing scores of 83.12 and 81.82 respectively.
Bangladesh is ahead of some South Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nepal and Bhutan in ranking securing score of 25.97.
Sri Lanka has ranked 77th with a score of 23.38 while Indonesia, Nepal and Bhutan ranked 83,92 and 93 respectively scoring 19.48, 12.99 and 12.99 respectively.
LICT Project Director Md Rezaul Karim said Bangladesh has already achieved response capability of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRT) to mitigate the targeted cyber attacks through a cyber drill conducted by Organization of Islamic Cooperation-Computer Emergency Response Teams (OIC-CIRT).
Deputy Project Director of LICT Project Tarique M Barkatullah said the NCSI was developed based on identification of evolving cyber threats, identification of cyber security measures and capacities, selection of important and measurable aspects including legal acts, regulations, policies, exercises, technologies, websites and programmes.
The BGD e-Gov CIRT has an expert team to mitigate cyber threats and cyber crimes and the members of the team have achieved global certifications.
Country ranks 73rd in cyber security index
FE Team | Published: May 29, 2018 23:45:02
Country ranks 73rd in cyber security index
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