RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has ranked second globally in the cybersecurity index within the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) for 2022, published by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.
The ranking is considered one of the most comprehensive reports in the world that seeks to analyze and rank the capabilities of countries to create an empowering and stimulating environment for competitiveness, maintaining and developing it, the report said, adding that Saudi Arabia had made unprecedented progress in the field of cybersecurity.
Saudi Arabia's National Cybersecurity Authority noted that this achievement was the result of support and empowerment of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the cybersecurity sector.
It added that support gave the sector a strong boost toward global entrepreneurship in light of the Saudi Vision 2030, and a representation of the excellence of the “Saudi model in cybersecurity” at the global level and its continuation of realizing qualitative leaps on international digital indexes, where it is considered a leading role model internationally.
