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Leaders
3 days ago
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- Leaders
Saudi Arabia Maintains Leadership in Global Cybersecurity Ranking in 2025
Saudi Arabia continues its international leadership in cybersecurity, maintaining the first position in global ranking released by the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook's cybersecurity indicator for 2025. This top ranking is a direct reflection of the unwavering support and guidance provided to the Kingdom's cybersecurity sector by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. Role-Modelling Moreover, their vision propelled Saudi Arabia to achieve leading positions year after year across various international indicators. This includes the Kingdom's classification as Tier 1 – 'Role-modelling' in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2024, published by the UN specialized agency, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). This success is part of a broader series of achievements since the adoption of the leadership's insightful and proactive approach to establish a comprehensive cybersecurity sector. Additionally, this holistic approach integrates both security and development dimensions, encompassing local and international levels. SITE The Saudi cybersecurity ecosystem has seen remarkable development, since the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Authority as the Kingdom's specialized and national authority for cybersecurity affairs, and the establishment of the Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) as its strategic and technical partner. These two pillars are fundamental to the Saudi cybersecurity model that significantly strengthened national cybersecurity posture, localized priority technologies, and enhanced information sharing and international cooperation. National Cybersecurity Authority The National Cybersecurity Authority is the national entity in charge of cybersecurity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the national reference in all its affairs. It aims to enhance the Kingdom's cybersecurity posture to safeguard its vital interests, national security, critical infrastructure, priority sectors, and government services and activities. Finally, the authority undertakes several key responsibilities, including promoting the growth of the cybersecurity sector within the Kingdom, fostering innovation and investment, establishing policies, governance mechanisms, frameworks, standards, regulations, and guidelines related to cybersecurity. These efforts are designed to cultivate a resilient, secure, and trusted Saudi cyberspace that enables growth and prosperity. Related Topics Saudi Arabia Prioritizes Cybersecurity SITE, Privafy Ink Partnership to Elevate Cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia Global Cybersecurity Forum Set to Commence in Riyadh Short link : Post Views: 7
Saudi Gazette
3 days ago
- Business
- Saudi Gazette
Saudi Arabia maintains top cybersecurity global ranking in 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia maintained its top global ranking in the Cybersecurity Index, according to the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook's cybersecurity indicator for 2025. The Yearbook is an annual report published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), based in Switzerland, on the competitiveness of nations. The yearbook benchmarks the performance of 63 countries based on 340 criteria measuring different facets of competitiveness. This top ranking is a direct reflection of the unwavering support and guidance provided to the Kingdom's cybersecurity sector by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. Their vision propelled Saudi Arabia to achieve leading positions year after year across various international indicators. This includes the Kingdom's classification as Tier 1 – 'Role-modeling' in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2024, published by the UN specialized agency, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). This success is part of a broader series of achievements since the adoption of the leadership's insightful and proactive approach to establish a comprehensive cybersecurity sector. This holistic approach integrates both security and development dimensions, encompassing local and international levels. Dr. Musaed Al-Aiban, chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Cybersecurity Authority, affirmed that this achievement "adds to the series of achievements and successes scored by Saudi Arabia in all fields since the launch of the leadership's insightful, proactive vision to establish the cybersecurity sector, in a comprehensive manner, encompassing both security and development aspects, with all its local and international dimensions." He said that the cybersecurity system has witnessed significant development in record time since the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) as the Saudi entity responsible for cybersecurity and the national authority for cybersecurity affairs and the establishment of the Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) as its strategic and technical partner. "These are two fundamental pillars of the Saudi model for cybersecurity, the outcomes of which have contributed to strengthening national cybersecurity and technological sovereignty, localizing priority technologies, and enhancing information sharing and international cooperation," he said. It is noteworthy that the NCA is the competent authority for cybersecurity in the Kingdom and the national authority for cybersecurity affairs. It aims to strengthen cybersecurity to protect the country's vital interests, infrastructure, and national security. It is responsible for stimulating the growth of the cybersecurity sector in the Kingdom, encouraging innovation and investment in it, and developing policies, governance mechanisms, frameworks, standards, controls, and guidelines related to cybersecurity. This is to achieve a secure and reliable Saudi cyberspace that enables growth and prosperity.
