The World Cybercrime Index identifies the globe’s key cybercrime hotspots by ranking the most significant sources of cybercrime at a national level.
The Index enables the public and private sectors to focus their resources on key cybercrime hubs and spend less time and funds on cybercrime countermeasures in countries where the problem is not as significant. It provides a deeper understanding of the geography of cybercrime, and how different countries specialise in different types of cybercrime.
By continuing to collect the data that underpins the Index, it will be possible to monitor the emergence of any new hotspots and possibly undertake early interventions in at-risk countries before a serious cybercrime problem even develops.
The data that underpins the Index was gathered through a survey of 92 leading cybercrime experts from around the world who are involved in cybercrime intelligence gathering and investigations. The survey asked the experts to consider five major categories of cybercrime, nominate the countries that they consider to be the most significant sources of each of these types of cybercrime, and then rank each country according to the impact, professionalism, and technical skill of its cybercriminals.
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