Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: Saudi Arabia maintained first position in the global ranking released by the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook's cybersecurity indicator for 2025, reinforcing its international leadership in cybersecurity.

This top ranking underscores the Kingdom’s efforts to support and foster the cybersecurity sector, the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) announced in a statement today.

This success is part of a series of achievements driven by the Kingdom's adoption of an insightful and proactive approach to establish a comprehensive cybersecurity sector. This approach integrates security and development dimensions, encompassing local and international levels.

NCA and the Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) are fundamental to the Saudi cybersecurity model, which has significantly strengthened national cybersecurity posture, localized priority technologies, and enhanced information sharing and international cooperation.

As the specialized and national authority for cybersecurity affairs, NCA aims to enhance the Kingdom’s cybersecurity posture to safeguard its vital interests, national security, critical infrastructure, priority sectors, and government services and activities.

It is responsible for promoting the growth of the Saudi cybersecurity sector, fostering innovation and investment, and establishing policies, governance mechanisms, frameworks, standards, regulations, and guidelines related to cybersecurity.