India ranked at 10th position in ITU’s Global Cyber security Index 2020

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India has been ranked as the 10th best country in the world in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020, released by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on June 29, 2021.
The GCI 2020 is the fourth edition of the annual index and ranked 194 countries.
India scored 97.5 points from 100 points to rank among the top ten best countries in the world.
The United States has topped the GCI 2020.
The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia is tied on the second position
Estonia was ranked third in the index.
The GCI measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level.
Countries were ranked on the basis of performance on five parameters, which includes: legal measures, technical measures, organisational measures, capacity development, and cooperation.
ITU is a UN specialized agency for ICTs headquartered at Geneva, Switzerland.