As per UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU),Cyber-Security Index, India ranks 23rd out of the 193 countries with a score of 0.683 . ITU is a specialised ICT agency under the United Nations that is responsible for allocation global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, along with developing technical network standards.
- Singapore tops the charts with a 0.925 score with the highest level.
- China comes behind India at 34th position & Russia is ranked 11th
The top 10 most committed countries to cyber security are
| Countries | Rank |
| Singapore | 1 |
| United States | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
| Oman | 4 |
| Estonia | 5 |
| Mauritius | 6 |
| Australia | 7 |
| Georgia | 8 |
| France | 9 |
| Canada | 10 |
Global Cyber-Security Index(CGI)
The GCI categorizes India as a “Maturing Country” which refers to countries with a GCI score between 50 and 89 percentile..In addition to showing the overall cybersecurity commitment of ITUs 193 member-states, the Index also shows the improvement and strengthening of the five pillars of the ITU Global Cybersecurity Agenda: legal, technical, organisational, capacity building and international cooperation.
- In the Asia-Pacific region, India takes the number 8 spot on index.
- Apart from France, European countries fared poorly in the survey and Equatorial Guinea finished last with a score of zero.
| Asia and the Pacific region | Score | Global rank |
| Singapore Malaysia Australia Japan Republic of Korea New Zealand Thailand India | 0.925 0.893 0.824 0.786 0.782 0.718 0.684 0.683 | 1 3 7 11 13 19 20 23 |
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) :-
ITU is originally the International Telegraph Union, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies.
- Formation – 17 May 1865
- Type – Specialized Agency
- Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
- Head – Houlin Zhao
