Comparative Analysis of the Cybersecurity Indices and Their Applications

Authors

  • Valentyna Kravets National Academy of Security Service of Ukraine, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20535/tacs.2664-29132019.1.169090

Abstract

The paper provides a comparative analysis of the structure, methodologies and applications of the most famous international cybersecurity indices: the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), the National Cybersecurity Index (NCSI), the Index of Cybersecurity (ICS). According to this survey, all these indices are determined by expert evaluation, but have different purposes. GCI and NCSI have similar pool of respondents, they are more trusted due to data verification, but have different system of indicators and evaluation. GCI includes the most extensive set of indicators, NCSI is the most accurate, reflects the up-to-date cybersecurity situation and has online tools for data processing. Data verification for ICS is not applied, but this index is unique in evaluation not countries but risks (probability of threats, activity of cyberattack actors, etc.). An analysis of coherence of the economic activity indicators and the e-indices, including cybersecurity indices, suggests that the development of information and telecommunication technologies correlates with the development of innovation and economic activity, state power in countries with advanced information infrastructure is more stable. At the same time, there is a tendency for non-compliance of the cybersecurity level with the development of information and telecommunication infrastructure.

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Published

2019-05-29

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Section

Cybersecurity state compliances