{"id":2993,"date":"2020-06-26T12:18:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T10:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10guards.com\/?p=2993"},"modified":"2020-07-01T14:41:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T12:41:01","slug":"global-cybersecurity-exposure-index-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/10guards.com\/it\/blog\/2020\/06\/26\/global-cybersecurity-exposure-index-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Cybersecurity Exposure Index 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-it\">Ci spiace, ma questo articolo \u00e8 disponibile soltanto in <a href=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993\" class=\"qtranxs-available-language-link qtranxs-available-language-link-en\" title=\"en\">en<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993\" class=\"qtranxs-available-language-link qtranxs-available-language-link-ru\" title=\"ru\">ru<\/a> e <a href=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993\" class=\"qtranxs-available-language-link qtranxs-available-language-link-ua\" title=\"ua\">ua<\/a>.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #afcf60;\"><strong>New Cybersecurity Exposure Index (CEI) \u2013 Ukraine among the most exposed to cyber threats<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the world faces the new post-COVID 19 reality, the countries\u2019 becoming more and more aware of ensuring the security of their digital infrastructures.<\/p>\n<p>Cybercrime can take many forms:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; from endpoint cyberattacks aimed at gaining unauthorized access, stealing data and extorting money by blocking access to files or computer systems<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; to cloud cyberattacks aimed at compromising virtual machines and using them as weapons<\/p>\n<p>New Cybersecurity Exposure Index research (CEI) provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/cybersecurity-exposure-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PasswordManagers.co<\/a> password security resource unveils which countries are the most and least vulnerable to cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #afcf60;\">This report is issued every year in collaboration with Microsoft and the International Telecommunication Union. The index measures 108 countries based on five of the most significant types of endpoint and cloud cyberattacks alongside the level of cybersecurity commitment.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cCybersecurity is imperative to secure digital infrastructures, devices, and identities and while some countries may be more exposed than others, the commitment to protect against cybercrime should dominate the priorities of every organization and individual.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Depending on where you reside, you may be more or less exposed to cybercrime but, by taking the appropriate steps, such as using a password manager to securely store your credentials, browsing the web via a VPN when using unsecured public WiFi and employing security software, you substantially increase your protection against cyberattacks,\u201d says Josh Frisb<\/em><em>y, founder of PasswordManagers.co.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An exposure classification scale varies from very high, high, moderate, low, to very low. The CEI (Cybersecurity Exposure Index) calculates exposure level from 0 to 1, where the higher the score, the higher the exposure to cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3097\" src=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table1ENG-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"CEI distribution\" width=\"970\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table1ENG-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table1ENG-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table1ENG.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #afcf60;\"><strong>GLOBAL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"3c812424-4ef0-417a-8073-65058a58607d\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Global Cybersecurity Exposure Index 2020 - PasswordManagers.co\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:8px 0;font-family:Arial!important;font-size:13px!important;line-height:15px!important;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #dadada;margin:0 30px\">\n<div style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/cybersecurity-exposure-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PasswordManagers.co<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Good News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finland is the least exposed to cyber threats among 108 countries and pursued by Denmark, Luxembourg, Australia, and Estonia.<\/li>\n<li>Europe is the least vulnerable region with the lowest score of exposure per country (0,329), there is North America after (0,462.)<\/li>\n<li>There are 67,44% European countries of low and very low exposure to cyber threats globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bad News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Among 108 countries Afghanistan is the most vulnerable, followed by Myanmar, Ethiopia, Palestine, and Venezuela.<\/li>\n<li>Africa has the highest exposure level per country (0,643), pursued by South America (0.577.)<\/li>\n<li>Asia-Pacific is up to 60% of high exposure countries globally.<\/li>\n<li>In total, the Asia-Pacific region accounts for 40% of countries with a high and very high level of exposure to cyber threats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Exposure Classification Distribution of countries by level of exposure to cyber threats: figures in the table indicate the number of countries<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3098\" src=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table2ENG-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"CEI by countries\" width=\"970\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table2ENG-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table2ENG-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table2ENG.jpg 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #afcf60;\"><strong>EUROPE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"f7f3c158-4f1c-4db6-971a-6543f5a27f7c\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Europe Cybersecurity Exposure Index 2020 - PasswordManagers.co\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:8px 0;font-family:Arial!important;font-size:13px!important;line-height:15px!important;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #dadada;margin:0 30px\">\n<div style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/cybersecurity-exposure-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PasswordManagers.co<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Good News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finland is the least vulnerable country, followed by Denmark, Luxembourg, Estonia, and Norway.<\/li>\n<li>Europe is the least exposed to cyber threats with the score per country (0.329).<\/li>\n<li>73% of European countries belong to the groups with low and very low exposure.<\/li>\n<li>Europe accounts for 67.44% of countries with low and very low exposure worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bad News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Armenia is the most exposed country, with a very low cybersecurity level, there are Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, <strong>Ukraine, <\/strong>and Albania after.<\/li>\n<li>Given there are two countries in Europe classified as the high exposure group, this is up to only 4.88% of all European countries \u2013 the lowest of all regions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3099\" src=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table3ENG-300x29.jpg\" alt=\"CEI Europe\" width=\"970\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table3ENG-300x29.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table3ENG-768x75.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table3ENG.jpg 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #afcf60;\"><strong>NORTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"2f440b20-7093-47d2-91a9-3fc24f3dbcf2\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"North America Cybersecurity Exposure Index 2020 - PasswordManagers.co\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:8px 0;font-family:Arial!important;font-size:13px!important;line-height:15px!important;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #dadada;margin:0 30px\">\n<div style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/cybersecurity-exposure-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PasswordManagers.co<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Good News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The United States is the least exposed to cyber threats, followed by Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.<\/li>\n<li>North America keeps the second place with the lowest exposure to cyber threats per country (0.462).<\/li>\n<li>67% of North American countries are divided into groups with moderate, low, and very low vulnerability levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bad News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>El Salvador is the most exposed to cyberattacks, followed by Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.<\/li>\n<li>33% of North American countries are highly vulnerable to cyber threats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3093\" src=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table4ENG-300x30.jpg\" alt=\"CEI North America\" width=\"970\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table4ENG-300x30.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table4ENG-768x77.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table4ENG.jpg 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #afcf60;\"><strong>SOUTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"22562795-d62e-49a4-be60-1dbcaf2b8a41\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"South America Cybersecurity Exposure Index 2020 - PasswordManagers.co\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:8px 0;font-family:Arial!important;font-size:13px!important;line-height:15px!important;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #dadada;margin:0 30px\">\n<div style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/cybersecurity-exposure-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PasswordManagers.co<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Good News: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uruguay is the least exposed to cyber threats, there are Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bad News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Venezuela is the most vulnerable country, followed by Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.<\/li>\n<li>South America has the second-highest exposure to cyberattacks per country (0.577).<\/li>\n<li>40% of South American countries belong to the groups with high and very high levels of exposure to cyber threats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3094\" src=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table5ENG-300x32.jpg\" alt=\"CEI South America\" width=\"970\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table5ENG-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table5ENG-1024x110.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table5ENG-768x82.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table5ENG.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #afcf60;\"><strong>ASIA-<\/strong><strong>PACIFIC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"9d15c591-1ce2-4455-8079-39f5bb9da7ac\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Asia-Pacific Cybersecurity Exposure Index 2020 - PasswordManagers.co\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:8px 0;font-family:Arial!important;font-size:13px!important;line-height:15px!important;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #dadada;margin:0 30px\">\n<div style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/cybersecurity-exposure-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PasswordManagers.co<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Good News: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Australia is the least vulnerable to cyber threats, followed by Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, and Qatar.<\/li>\n<li>25% of countries in the Asia-Pacific region are classified as groups with low and very low exposure to cyber threats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bad News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Afghanistan is the most vulnerable country, followed by Myanmar, Palestine, Nepal, and Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<li>The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 60% of countries with very high exposure to cyber threats worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>In total, the Asia-Pacific region accounts for 40% of countries with a high and very high exposure worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>75% of countries in the Asia-Pacific region belong to the groups with a high and very high exposure to cyber threats.<\/li>\n<li>Even though the Asia-Pacific region is in the middle of the \u201cscoreboard\u201d (0.540), it is representing some of the most vulnerable countries in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3095\" src=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table6ENG-300x29.jpg\" alt=\"CEI Asia-Pacific\" width=\"970\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table6ENG-300x29.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table6ENG-768x75.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table6ENG.jpg 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #afcf60;\"><strong>AFRICA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"28cb11f7-b496-4afb-a94e-8aee8dd777e6\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Africa Cybersecurity Exposure Index 2020 - PasswordManagers.co\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:8px 0;font-family:Arial!important;font-size:13px!important;line-height:15px!important;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #dadada;margin:0 30px\">\n<div style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\">Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/cybersecurity-exposure-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PasswordManagers.co<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Good News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mauritius is the least exposed to cyber threats, followed by South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, and Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bad News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethiopia is the most vulnerable country, followed by Libya, Morocco, Zambia, and Tanzania.<\/li>\n<li>Africa has the highest exposure to cyber threats per country (0.643).<\/li>\n<li>75% of African countries belong to the groups with a high and very high exposure to cyber threats.<\/li>\n<li>Along with the Asia-Pacific region, Africa has the largest number of countries with high exposure to cyber threats \u2013 it\u2019s up to 36.67% of all countries with a high exposure worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3096\" src=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table7ENG-300x28.jpg\" alt=\"CEI Africa\" width=\"970\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table7ENG-300x28.jpg 300w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table7ENG-768x73.jpg 768w, https:\/\/10guards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/table7ENG.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PasswordManagers.co<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/passwordmanagers.co\/cybersecurity-exposure-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CEI 2020<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ci spiace, ma questo articolo \u00e8 disponibile soltanto in en, ru e ua.New Cybersecurity Exposure Index (CEI) \u2013 Ukraine among the most exposed to cyber threats As the world faces the new post-COVID 19 reality, the countries\u2019 becoming more and more aware of ensuring the security of their digital infrastructures. 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