Countries such as the UK, Germany and the US were ranked top, with four stars out of five for their cyber preparedness.
Praise was given for the new cyber security strategy and the work of the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OSCIA), while it was criticised for its perceived over-reliance on the private sector.
Jamie Shea, deputy assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges at NATO, stated in the report that there is a further problem of a lack of internationally recognised security standards.
"The problem is that in cyberspace we have not identified the minimum standards – too much of it is voluntary and self-certification rarely stands up to stress tests."
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