RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has maintained its leading position in the global ranking of the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook’s cybersecurity index for 2026.
The country’s National Cybersecurity Authority, or NCA, said in a statement that this top ranking was a reflection of the support provided by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The achievement was also the result of their directives to empower the cybersecurity sector as a fundamental pillar of the national security system, it said.
NCA said that the Saudi cybersecurity sector had experienced remarkable development since the establishment of the authority and the Saudi Information Technology Company as its strategic and technical partner.
These steps propelled Saudi Arabia to achieve leading positions year after year across various international indicators, the NCA said.
This included the Kingdom’s classification as Tier 1 — “Role-modelling” in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2026, published by the UN specialized agency, the International Telecommunication Union.
