The Global Cybersecurity (Global Cybersecurity Index - GCI) is an initiative of the international telecommunication union (ITU). This is a Composite index to measure the commitment of the states members of itu, 194, with cybersecurity.
At the level of Europe, spain is located in third place, only to The United Kingdom and Estonia; secondly, therefore, in the european Union.
- Legal: existence of a legal framework for security and cybercrime.
- Technical: existence of a framework of technical measures to address the development of security at the national level.
- Organizational: existence of an organizational framework to deal with cybersecurity and the national level. it includes organizational structures and governance for cyber security.
- Capacity building: existence of research and development programmes, education and training, certified professionals and public sector entities that encouraged them.
- Cooperation: existence of partnerships, country cooperation frameworks and information exchange networks.