Harvard Belfer National Cyber Power Index 2020

The “Harvard Belfer National Cyber Power Index 2020 (NCPI 2020)” database includes information on cyber capabilities, cyber intent and cyber power of 29 countries in 2020 (updates are planned for the future; information on DPRK’s cyber capabilities and intent will be included in the next version). It includes three indices - the National Cyber Power Index (NCPI 2020), the Cyber Capability Index (CCI), and the Cyber Intent Index (CII) – as well as 32 intent indicators and 27 capability indicators. Cyber power is measured along seven objectives that countries pursue using cyber means. The seven objectives are: 1. Surveilling and Monitoring Domestic Groups; 2. Strengthening and Enhancing National Cyber Defenses; 3. Controlling and Manipulating the Information Environment; 4. Foreign Intelligence Collection for National Security; 5. Commercial Gain or Enhancing Domestic Industry Growth; 6. Destroying or Disabling an Adversary’s Infrastructure and Capabilities; and, 7. Defining International Cyber Norms and Technical Standards. In contrast to the broadly held view of cyber power, destroying, or disabling an adversary’s infrastructure commonly referred to as offensive cyber operations is only one of seven objectives countries pursue using cyber means. For each objective, separate scores are featured in the database thereby measuring a country’s cyber capability, intent, and power specific to that objective.