Vietnam ranks among role-modelling nations in cybersecurity commitments

Vietnam was ranked among 46 role-modeling nations in cybersecurity commitments in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2024, released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on September 12.

The ITU's Global Cybersecurity Index 2024 (GCI 2024) assesses national efforts across five pillars, representing country-level cybersecurity commitments: legal, technical, organizational, capacity development, and cooperation. 

The GCI 2024 uses a new five-tier analysis, a shift that allows a greater focus on each country's advances with cybersecurity commitments and resulting impacts. 

The report places 46 countries, including Vietnam, in Tier 1, the highest of the five tiers, reserved for “role modeling" countries that demonstrate a strong commitment in all five cybersecurity pillars. 

Scoring a near-perfect total of 99.74 points, Vietnam achieved top marks in four out of the five criteria. The nation excelled in legal, technical, organizational, and cooperation measures, each scoring 20 points, while capacity development garnered 19.74 points.

Initiated in 2015, the GCI aims to assist nations in pinpointing improvement areas and spurring actions to develop comprehensive cybersecurity capabilities.