Cyber Security Index (GCI) 2020 – INSIGHTSIAS

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Topics Covered: Cybersecurity related issues.

Cyber Security Index (GCI) 2020:

Context:

United Nations’ specialised agency for information and communication technologies — International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released the Global Cyber Security Index (GCI) 2020.

 

About the index:

The index is a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level.

  • Countries are measured along five pillars, namely, legal measures, technical measures, organisational measures, capacity development, and cooperation to generate an overall score.
  • The countries were asked 82 questions where 20 indicators were measured.

 

Performance of India and its neighbours:

  1. India is placed on the 10th spot. In 2018, it was ranked on the 47th spot. It was ranked rank 47 in 2019.
  2. In the Asia-Pacific region India secured the 4th spot.
  3. Neighbours China and Pakistan were ranked at 33 and 79, respectively.

 

Top 5 Countries:

  1. The US.
  2. The UK and Saudi Arabia.
  3. Estonia.
  4. South Korea, Singapore and Spain.
  5. Russia, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia.

 

General challenges ahead for the countries worldwide:

  1. Digital gaps amongst nations create an unsustainable environment in the cyber domain.
  2. Growing digital reliance in the post-COVID era has exposed digital disparities which must be bridged through capacity building.
  3. There’s a sophisticated use of cyberspace by terrorists to broaden their propaganda and incite hatred.

 

How is India tackling its cyber security threats?

  1. India is working on its first Cyber Security Strategy.
  2. Computer Emergency Response Teams or CERT is responsible for coordinating and supporting the response to computer security events or incidents on the national or government level.
  3. Online cybercrime reporting portal has been launched to enable complainants to report complaints pertaining to Child Pornography/Child Sexual Abuse Material, rape/gang rape imageries or sexually explicit content.
  4. A scheme for establishment of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has been established to handle issues related to cybercrime in the country in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.
  5. Establishment of National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) for protection of critical information infrastructure in the country.

 

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InstaLinks:

Prelims Link:

  1. About the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).
  2. National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC).
  3. CERT- In.
  4. Cyber Swachhta Kendras.

Sources: the Hindu.

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