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THE CYBER DEFENSE INDEX 2022/23

The Cyber Defense Index is a ranking of 20 of the world’s major economies
according to their collective cybersecurity assets, organizational capabilities,
and policy stances. It measures the degree to which these economies have adopted
technology practices that advance resilience to cyberattacks and how well
governments and policy frameworks promote secure digital transactions.

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Comparative

The overall rankings tab shows the performance of the examined economies
relative to one another and aggregates their scores across four pillars:
critical infrastructure, cybersecurity resources, organizational capacity, and
policy commitment.

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AustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaFranceGermanyIndiaIndonesiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudi
ArabiaSouth KoreaSpainSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States
Rank
Score
#1
Australia

7.83
#18
Brazil

4.75
#5
Canada

6.94
#12
China

6.27
#8
France

6.78
#13
Germany

6.24
#17
India

4.87
#20
Indonesia

3.46
#11
Italy

6.37
#9
Japan

6.71
#16
Mexico

5.31
#2
Netherlands

7.61
#6
Poland

6.91
#15
Saudi Arabia

5.55
#3
South Korea

7.41
#14
Spain

6.13
#10
Switzerland

6.45
#19
Turkey

4.26
#7
United Kingdom

6.79
#4
United States

7.13
Critical infrastructure


This pillar indicates how well each country is served by robust and secure
digital and telecommunications networks and computing resources that underpin
primary economic activity. In addition to an overall indicator of telecom
capacity, as assessed by the UN, these metrics incorporate the country’s number
of data centers and secure servers. This pillar also includes indicators derived
from our global survey in which respondents assessed the robustness of each
country’s critical infrastructure.

Rank
Score
#1
Australia

8.2
#17
Brazil

4.63
#10
Canada

6.45
#15
China

5.25
#12
France

6.33
#11
Germany

6.39
#20
India

2.78
#19
Indonesia

3.3
#8
Italy

6.65
#6
Japan

7.09
#16
Mexico

4.84
#3
Netherlands

7.72
#7
Poland

6.94
#13
Saudi Arabia

5.89
#2
South Korea

7.74
#14
Spain

5.69
#4
Switzerland

7.52
#18
Turkey

4.31
#9
United Kingdom

6.58
#5
United States

7.49
Cybersecurity resources


This pillar collects several views of the technological and legal enforcement
“assets” in each country that prevent improper access and use of data. These
include the ITU’s holistic assessment of cybersecurity capabilities, our own
ranking of digital privacy protections, and survey respondents’ views on how
well cybersecurity tools and infrastructure are applied in their market.

Rank
Score
#9
Australia

7.22
#16
Brazil

5.87
#11
Canada

7.12
#13
China

6.92
#1
France

8.29
#10
Germany

7.16
#12
India

7.01
#20
Indonesia

4.72
#6
Italy

7.57
#14
Japan

6.49
#18
Mexico

5.42
#2
Netherlands

8.01
#8
Poland

7.34
#19
Saudi Arabia

5.4
#4
South Korea

7.72
#5
Spain

7.6
#15
Switzerland

6.29
#17
Turkey

5.59
#7
United Kingdom

7.57
#3
United States

7.9
Organizational capacity


This pillar measures the relative cybersecurity maturity and digital experience
of the country’s businesses and institutions. This includes a measure of digital
participation in government the extent to which organizations are familiar with
artificial intelligence, and survey respondents’ assessments of the degree to
which cybersecurity capabilities are strategic and formally integrated in their
organizations.

Rank
Score
#1
Australia

8.45
#18
Brazil

4.24
#3
Canada

7.29
#2
China

7.54
#8
France

6.48
#14
Germany

4.86
#13
India

5.08
#20
Indonesia

1.79
#17
Italy

4.46
#5
Japan

6.92
#10
Mexico

6.13
#4
Netherlands

7.02
#7
Poland

6.67
#16
Saudi Arabia

4.52
#9
South Korea

6.4
#12
Spain

5.08
#15
Switzerland

4.86
#19
Turkey

2.9
#6
United Kingdom

6.85
#11
United States

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Policy commitment


This pillar measures the comprehensiveness, quality, and efficacy of a country’s
regulatory environment in enhancing and promoting resilient cybersecurity
practices. This measure incorporates the World Bank’s evaluation of the
government’s effectiveness and the quality of its cybersecurity regulation, as
well as survey respondents’ assessments of the robustness and completeness of
that regulation.

Rank
Score
#1
Australia

7.72
#19
Brazil

3.04
#4
Canada

7.04
#13
China

5.11
#16
France

4.54
#10
Germany

5.63
#17
India

3.78
#18
Indonesia

3.1
#11
Italy

5.51
#8
Japan

6.16
#15
Mexico

4.91
#3
Netherlands

7.22
#7
Poland

6.16
#6
Saudi Arabia

6.59
#2
South Korea

7.34
#14
Spain

4.98
#5
Switzerland

6.8
#20
Turkey

2.88
#12
United Kingdom

5.31
#9
United States

6.14
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EXPERTS

MIT Technology Review Insights would like to thank the following expert
commentators for their time and insights:

 * Magda Chelly, Senior Cybersecurity Expert, Founder of Women on Cyber, and
   Co-Founder of Responsible Cyber, Singapore
 * Michael Henri Coden, Co-Founder and Associate Director at Cybersecurity, MIT
   Sloan (CAMS), and Senior Advisor at BCG Platinion, United States
 * Sadie Creese, Director, Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre, and Professor
   of Cybersecurity, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
 * Terry Cutler, Creator of the Fraudster Mobile App, Cybersecurity Expert, and
   Founder and CEO of Cyology Labs, Canada
 * Alexander Klimburg, Head of the Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic
   Forum, Austria
 * Manion Le Blanc, Head of International Cyber Policy Sector, Security and
   Defence Policy Division, European External Action Service, Brussels
 * Clay Lin, Director World Bank Information and Technology Solutions, and Chief
   Information Security Officer, United States
 * Andrew W. Lo, Professor of Finance, Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial
   Engineering, United States
 * Andrew Milroy, Cybersecurity Advisor, Founder of Veqtor8, Singapore
 * Taylor Reynolds, Technology Policy Director, MIT Internet Policy Research
   Initiative, United States
 * Denis Robitaille, World Bank Group Vice President, Information and Technology
   Solutions, and WBG Chief Information Officer, United States
 * Daniel Weitzner, Founding Director, MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative,
   United States
 * Yufei Wu, Professor, Centre for Information and Communication Technology,
   University of Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

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METHODOLOGY: THE CYBER DEFENSE INDEX 2022/23

The MIT Technology Review Insights Cyber Defense Index rates and ranks the
world’s largest and most digitally-forward economies’ capability to prepare
against and respond and recover from cybersecurity threats. It assesses 20 of
the world’s major economies (largely members of the G20 forum, excluding Russia
and adding Poland) according to how well their institutions have adopted
technology and digital practices to be resilient against cyberattacks and how
well governments and policy frameworks promote secure digital transactions.

The Index was developed by combining two broad sets of input data:

 * Secondary source data, including global digital technology adoption
   statistics and policy and regulatory data, largely sourced from international
   institutions and benchmarks.
 * A global survey of 1000 senior executives (with an equal number of
   respondents from each country ranked in the Index) who have cybersecurity
   responsibilities for their respective organizations. Forty-three percent of
   respondents were CIOs, CTOs, or chief security officers. Respondents were
   asked to rate the effectiveness of technology adoption and policy and
   regulation formation, and of their own cybersecurity activities, as well as
   to comment on their technology development priorities over the next two to
   three years.

Both sets of data informed a series of indicators—lists of qualitative and
quantitative factors—which were then selected, populated, and organized into
four pillars. Data from secondary sources was converted into scores. This was
done for the indicators sourced from survey responses as well, where each
country’s responses were ranked according to their variance from the global
mean.

The use of survey data in the CDI is intended to provide “boots on the ground”
assessments of the current operating conditions for maintaining cybersecure
environments. This is similar to the way purchasing manager indexes or business
confidence indexes incorporate the views of professionals on their own (or their
country’s) relative performance.

The indicator data was subjected to trend analysis, informed by primary research
interviews with global cybersecurity professionals, technology developers,
analysts, and policymakers. This was complemented by a consultative peer-review
process with cybersecurity technology analysts. Based on these inputs, weighting
assumptions were assigned to determine the relative importance with which each
indicator and pillar influenced a country’s cybersecurity posture.

The four pillars of the CDI are:

Critical infrastructure


This pillar indicates how well each country is served by robust and secure
digital and telecommunications networks and computing resources that underpin
primary economic activity. In addition to an overall indicator of telecom
capacity, as assessed by the UN, these metrics incorporate the country’s number
of data centers and secure servers. This pillar also includes indicators derived
from our global survey in which respondents assessed the robustness of each
country’s critical infrastructure. This pillar’s indicators collectively
represent 30% of the CDI’s score.

Cybersecurity resources


This pillar collects several views of the technological and legal enforcement
“assets” in each country that prevent improper access and use of data. These
include the ITU’s holistic assessment of cybersecurity capabilities, our own
ranking of digital privacy protections, and survey respondents’ views on how
well cybersecurity tools and infrastructure are applied in their market. At 35%,
this pillar contributes the largest portion of the Index’s score.

Organizational capacity


This pillar measures the relative cybersecurity maturity and digital experience
of the country’s businesses and institutions. This includes a measure of digital
participation in government the extent to which organizations are familiar with
artificial intelligence, and survey respondents’ assessments of the degree to
which cybersecurity capabilities are strategic and formally integrated into
their organizations. This pillar accounts for 20% of the overall score.

Policy commitment


This pillar measures the comprehensiveness, quality, and efficacy of a country’s
regulatory environment in enhancing and promoting resilient cybersecurity
practices. This measure incorporates the World Bank’s evaluation of the
government’s effectiveness and the quality of its cybersecurity regulation, as
well as survey respondents’ assessments of the robustness and completeness of
that regulation. This pillar accounts for 15% of the overall score.




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