Singapore has placed second in an international study that examined the cyber-security literacy of the population in 49 countries and the European Union.
Switzerland came out top and Britain followed the Republic.
The Cyber Risk Literacy and Education Index, published by management consultancy Oliver Wyman this month, looked at how countries handled cyber security across five categories, including in education and the labour market.
It also assessed how aware a country’s population was of cyber-security risks and the degree of access to technology.
Australia and the Netherlands rounded off the top five in the list. The United States was 10th, while China was second from the bottom in 49th place.
Singapore was lauded in particular for integrating cyber security thoroughly into its formal education system, including at the primary and secondary school levels. It came out tops in this category.
“Crucially, cyber security instruction is also incorporated into subjects beyond ICT (information and communications technology) or computer science into subjects such as social studies, enhancing the quality of instruction,” said Oliver Wyman partner Alon Cliff-Tavor on…
