A Joint Collaborative Project by the International Telecommunication Union and ABI Research Genève, Suisse

Global Cybersecurity Index Objective The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) aims to measure and rank each nation state’s level of cybersecurity development in five main areas: Legal Measures Technical Measures Organizational Measures Capacity Building National and International Cooperation Goal Promote government strategies at a national level Drive implementation efforts across industries and sectors Integrate security into the core of technological progress Foster a global culture of cybersecurity Aims

Global Cybersecurity Index Composite indicator, aggregating a number of individual indicators. The following indicators and sub-groups have been identified, and nations will be ranked against a benchmark provided in each indicator: Conceptual Framework 1.Legal Criminal Legislation Regulation & Compliance 2.Technical CERT/CIRT/CSIRT Standards Certification 3.Organizational Policy Roadmap for Governance Responsible Agency National Benchmarking 4.Capacity Building Standardization Development Manpower Development Professional Certification Agency Certification 5.Cooperation Intra-State Cooperation Intra-Agency Cooperation Public-Private Partnerships International Cooperation

Global Cybersecurity Index Arab States Europe Asia Pacific Americas Commonwealth of Independent States Africa Timeframe & Project Activities Phases for each regional stage: Primary Research: Contact relevant national stakeholders to collect data Secondary Research: Internal databases, publicly-available resources Data Extraction: Organize and sort through collected data Data Input: Assess the performance of each nation state The project represents an undertaking of 12 to 18 months. Expected delivery of the full index is Q The timeframe is split into six regional stages:

Global Cybersecurity Index Phase 1 Results: Arab States A total of 22 countries were analyzed in the regional index for the Arab States RankCountryIndex 1 st Oman nd Morocco rd Egypt & Tunisia0.500

Global Cybersecurity Index Regional Ranking for the Arab States Arab StatesIndexRegional Rank Oman Morocco Egypt Tunisia Sudan Qatar Libya United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Jordan Algeria Syrian Arab Republic Mauritania Palestine Bahrain Lebanon Djibouti Kuwait Yemen Comoros Iraq Somalia

Global Cybersecurity Index Regional Index for the Arab States By Category Arab StatesLegalTechnicalOrganizationalCapacity BuildingCooperation Oman Morocco Egypt Tunisia Sudan Qatar Libya United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Jordan Algeria Syrian Arab Republic Mauritania Palestine Bahrain Lebanon Djibouti Kuwait Yemen Comoros Iraq Somalia

Global Cybersecurity Index Current Survey Response - 38 Mali (Republic of) Mauritania (Islamic Republic of) Montenegro Morocco (Kingdom of) Oman (Sultanate of) Panama (Republic of) Qatar (State of) Romania Russian Federation Somali Democratic Republic Sudan (Republic of the) Swaziland (Kingdom of) Syrian Arab Republic Togolese Republic Trinidad and Tobago Turkey United Kingdom of Greta Britain and Northern Ireland Vanuatu (Republic of) Zambia (Republic of) Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of) Armenia (Republic of) Bangladesh (People's Republic of) Bhutan (Kingdom of) Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria (Republic of) Cameroon (Republic of) Comoros (Union of the) Djibouti (Republic of) Dominican Republic Egypt (Arab Republic of) Grenada Guatemala (Republic of) Guinea (Republic of) Hong Kong Lebanon Libya Malawi Maldives (Republic of)

Global Cybersecurity Index Current Survey Response Countries that have responded and are preparing survey answers: 12 Brazil (Federative Republic of) Canada Chad (Republic of) Colombia Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) Ghana Iraq (Republic of) Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) Marshall Islands (Republic of the) Rwanda (Republic of) Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of) South Africa (Republic of) No survey or response received: 142

Global Cybersecurity Index Country Survey and Conceptual Framework for the Index is available on the GCI website Lead Organizations International Telecommunication Union - BDT Cybersecurity and ICT Applications Division (CYB) ABI Research - Cyber Security Research Practice GCI Development

Global Cybersecurity Index International Telecommunication Union Marco Obiso, Cybersecurity ABI Research Michela Menting, Senior Aaron Boyd, Chief Strategy Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research GCI Website Contact Information