Perfect 100/100 on global cybersecurity

Before

In a country accelerating digital government, banking, oil & gas, and critical infrastructure, cybersecurity could not be an afterthought. Before 2017, Saudi cybersecurity was fragmented across many bodies, with no single national authority and limited international standing.

Initiative

The National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA, est. 2017) became the single national reference, with the Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) as its operational arm. They built a comprehensive legal framework, national standards, sector-by-sector regulation, a workforce-development pipeline, and international cooperation agreements.

Outcome

In the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (ITU), Saudi Arabia was placed in Tier 1 — 'Role-modelling' — with a perfect score of 100/100, one of only 12 countries to achieve the top score. The Kingdom also placed 1st globally on the cybersecurity indicator of the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024.

For citizens

Banking apps, government services, healthcare records, identity systems — every digital interaction a Saudi has rests on a cybersecurity foundation that the United Nations rates among the strongest in the world. Trust in digital services is not assumed; it is earned and measured.