Ensuring Sustainable CyberPeace: The CyberPeace Index for Sustained Global CyberPeace & Cybersecurity. Strengthening Resilience, Combating Cybercrime, Uniting Nations. IntroductionCyber Space is increasing rapidly with unprecedented opportunities and security challenges. As countries turn to digital infrastructure more and more often, the need for a strong, strategic approach to cybersecurity becomes more important. One such instrument for measurement is the CyberPeace Index invented by the CyberPeace Foundation, which aims at creating an overall evaluation that is systematic and considers many components at once and provides a roadmap in terms of strategic policy directions for the nations and organizations across the globe.Purpose and Significance.The CyberPeace Index is designed to be more than just an analytical tool; it is intended to be a strategic framework — a system in which cybersecurity can be assessed and progressively improved. Through measurement of national cybersecurity ecosystems, strong and vulnerable points, the index provides policymakers with concrete data for their strategic deliberation on resources, laws, and international cooperation.CyberPeace Index Structure. The CyberPeace Index measures the resilience of cybersecurity in six key areas:Data Privacy and Cybersecurity: Exploring the methods for protecting sensitive data and information from unauthorized access.Incident Response Capabilities: Evaluating the level of national CERTs and crisis management preparedness and effectivenessCybercrime Legislations Public Awareness and Education — Effectiveness of cybersecurity awareness campaigns and educational programs.Digital Infrastructure: Assessing the variability of digital and critical infrastructure. International Cooperation: How international cybersecurity cooperation policy is judged by nation’s performance Strategic Utility Assessing and Benchmarking The CyberPeace Index allows countries to benchmark the resilience of their cyber ecosystem against international best practices thus providing a clear picture of where countries are lacking and need to strengthen cyberattack preparedness.Planning and prioritization of resourcesBy conducting in-depth analysis of economic variables, the index assists policymakers in allocating resources strategically, enabling ample impact and resilience.The CyberPeace Index as with Monitoring and Policy CompassThis allows for the monitoring of improvements or regressions in overall cybersecurity on an annual basis and encourages ongoing policy improvement.Informing Policy DecisionsUsing international best practices, the index provides guidelines for the formulation of appropriate cybersecurity laws and policies.Encouraging Cooperation between Countries.Designed to also internationalize cyber capabilities through global benchmarking, the index serves as an incentive for cross-border cooperation for cybersecurity advancement and resource sharing.Comparative AnalysisExploring CorrelationsAn imminent undertaking of CyberPeace Index is to investigate correlations between a nation's cyber security stance (i.e., Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI)) and participation in cyber criminalities (i.e., World Cybercrime Index (WCI)). This analysis is necessary for understanding weaknesses in our cybersecurity defenses and resilience.Highlighting PatternsDescriptive phrases like "proliferation of cybercrime in a domain of comprehensive cybersecurity regulations" helps us understand the complexities of cyber resilience phenomena that transcend the national context.Unique Contributions of the CyberPeace IndexInnovative and Inclusive ApproachDiverging from conventional cybersecurity assessments, the CyberPeace Index thoughtfully interweaves these diverse dimensions, ranging from governance and education to infrastructure and international collaboration, to ensure a pivotal, holistic lens like no other.Policy-centric FrameworkThe index, specifically crafted for policymakers, provides relevant and actionable data that informs strategic decision-making that can be both translated into action and can be used to advance policy dialogue, making it an indispensable tool for national cyber security planning and international discussions.Global Collaboration CatalystBy emphasising the mutual benefits of cybersecurity, the Index supports cross-border cooperation, providing the impetus for bilateral partnerships and multilateral security arrangements.Working Applications and otherwise One case, circumstances reflected, a hypothetical yet illustrative, highlights the practical usefulness of the CyberPeace Index:The index highlights weaknesses in both incident response capabilities and public cybersecurity awareness in country X. With this data, Country X makes strategic investments to enhance its CERT capabilities and launches nationwide campaigns to improve cybersecurity awareness. The resulting increase in their index score acts as a reinforcement of this effort, highlighting strategic decision making and measurable progress while providing a clear path on the ongoing journey of cybersecurity maturity.Mapping the CyberPeace Index to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):SDG3: Good health and Well-BeingSDG 4: Quality EducationSDG 5: Gender EqualitySDG 6: Clean Water and SanitationSDG 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureSDG 10: Reduced InequalitiesSDG 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong InstitutionsSDG 17: Partnerships for the GoalsThe CyberPeace Index incorporates some SDGs directly connected to the domain of a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient cyber ecosystems in the broader SDG framework that are vital for overall global development, peace, and resilience. The CyberPeace Index is a credible and effective strategic tool and policy compass which equip all of the global actors in achieving a safe, resilient cyberspace. Through well elaborated constructive feedback on international cooperation it provides actionable insights helping served authorities to enhance emerging cyber threat response level of maturity which are of significant value for global cybersecurity cooperation and to achieve peace and responsible online behaviour in cyberspace.
Speakers:
- Mr. Vineet Kumar, Founder & Global President, CyberPeace
- Dr. Subi Chaturvedi, Global SVP & Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer, InMobi
- Ms Genie Sugene Gan, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Asia-Pacific, Japan, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Kaspersky
- Mr. Suresh Yadav, Senior Director a.i. for Trade, Oceans and Natural Resources and lead on AI and Digital Transformation at the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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