Macedonia has registered significant progress in the National Cyber Security Index – NCSI, climbing by 29 positions to 30th out of 155 ranked states and territories. With a score of 84.17 out of 100, it ranks among the countries with a high level of readiness to prevent and respond to cyber threats, said the Ministry of Digital Transformation in a press release Thursday.
The National Cyber Security Index is being developed by the Estonian e-Governance Academy (eGA). The index assesses the preparedness of countries through 49 indicators arranged in 12 areas, covering strategic, preventive and response capacities to cyber threats. The assessment is based on publicly available laws, official documents, institutional mechanisms and evidence of practically implemented measures.
According to the latest data, Macedonia has maximum scores in several key areas, including cyber security policies, protection of critical information infrastructure, education and professional development, protection of personal data, response to cyber incidents and the fight against cybercrime.
“The 29 spots jump is an international confirmation that the reforms we are implementing are creating concrete and measurable results. In the past period, we have established clearer institutional accountability, a modern legal framework and stronger mechanisms for protecting critical infrastructure and responding to cyber incidents. This result is not the ultimate goal, but an obligation to continue to build the cyber resilience of the state even more intensively,” said Macedonian Minister of Digital Transformation Stefan Andonovski.
