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Nigeria In Tier 3 Of Global Cyber Security Index
The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), 2024, released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has ranked Nigeria among the Tier 3 countries of the world.
The GCI 2024 report, which was released recently, had categorised countries into five tiers, with Tier 1 representing the highest level of cybersecurity commitment across legal, technical, organizational, capacity-building, and cooperative pillars.
According to the report, Nigeria being placed in Tier 3, is part of a group of 105 countries that have expanded digital infrastructure but are still working to develop comprehensive cybersecurity frameworks.
It has classified Nigeria as “establishing” its cybersecurity efforts, reflecting progress in digital services and connectivity, but stating the need for further development to fully integrate robust cybersecurity measures.
The report also underscored a “cyber capacity gap” in many countries, including Nigeria, citing limitations in skills, staffing, and funding.
While those challenges persist, the report noted that Nigeria had made significant strides in improving its cybersecurity capabilities.
The report revealed further that the world’s least developed countries have also started making gains, though they still needed support to advance further and faster.
The Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau, Cosmas Zavazava, in the report, noted, “The Global Cybersecurity Index 2024 shows significant improvements by countries that are implementing essential legal measures, plans, capacity-building initiatives, and cooperation frameworks, especially in strengthening incident response capabilities.
“ITU’s cybersecurity projects and programs are supporting those national efforts to more effectively manage cyberthreats, and I hope that the progress demonstrated by this latest index encourages countries to do more in developing secure and trustworthy digital systems and networks”.
Corlins Walter