India ranked at 10th position in ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Index 2020; the US Tops
- India has been ranked as the 10th best country in the world in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020, released by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on June 29, 2021.
- The GCI 2020 is the fourth edition of the annual index and ranked 194 countries.
- India scored 97.5 points from 100 points to rank among the top ten best countries in the world.
- The United States has topped the GCI 2020.
- The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia is tied on the second position
- Estonia was ranked third in the index.
- The GCI measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level.
- Countries were ranked on the basis of performance on five parameters, which includes: legal measures, technical measures, organisational measures, capacity development, and cooperation.
- ITU is a UN specialized agency for ICTs headquartered at Geneva, Switzerland