According to the National Cyber Power Index 2022* study, Vietnam has made a stunning leap from 20th rank (in 2020) to 8th place (in 2022) on the list of countries with the highest information security capabilities in the world.

The World’s Top 10 Most Secure Countries for Cyber Security in 2022

Notably, Vietnam jumped from 16th to 3rd place on the intent index (which measures the level of interest and investment in Cybersecurity). This is a positive signal in raising the awareness and capacity to ensure information security of the government as well as the community in the country.

Mr. Phillip Hung Cao, Technology Solution Architect, Zero Trust Strategist, shared his thoughts on the report, saying, “Vietnam is in the 8th position in the NCPI 2022 report, showing that we are on the right track in actively creating diverse information safe playgrounds and communities for all ages and all growing together. We need to keep and cultivate an optimistic outlook for the future.”

*In 2020, the Belfer Center at HARVARD Kennedy School published its first National Cyber Power Index (NCPI) study. Mr. Eric Rosenback, Co-Director of the Belfer Center, shared the project’s vision to become a preeminent and rigorous research institution that provides solutions to the challenges faced by national leaders as a result of cyber attacks and conflicts. Organizational leaders can use the information gleaned from these studies to better prepare their armed forces to win a cyber conflict, mitigate the effects of attacks by using legal and regulatory mechanisms, etc. 

Currently, eight indicators—financial, surveillance, intelligence, commerce, defense, information control, destructive, and normative—are used to compile the report. Limitations in the report’s ability to measure such delicate aspects as troop strength, intelligence capacity, etc. were also noted. Vietnam jumped from 20th to 8th on the rank as a result of improvements in many categories, including defense, trade, destruction, and norms. 

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According to National Cyber Power Index 2022