UK ranked 12th as the most cyber secure European country
Indusface found out that the United Kingdom only ranked 12th most cyber secure European countries and the 40th in the global ranking, with an overall cyber security index score of 71.19/100.
The UK has an average of 680 phishing sites and 750 malware hosting sites per 100,000 urls, meaning that the chances of sites being fake or containing malware could be high.
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Top 10 most cyber secure European countries to work from
| Rank | Country | DDOS attacksper 100,000 Internet Users | Phishing sites per 100,000 urls | Malware hosting sites per 100,000 urls | Compromised computers per 100,000 internet users | Cyber security index score(/100) |
| = 1 | Finland | 79 | 320 | 430 | 47 | 82.45 |
| = 1 | Belgium | 314 | 280 | 390 | 11 | 82.45 |
| 3 | Austria | 175 | 260 | 340 | 137 | 80.59 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 203 | 460 | 470 | 17 | 78.09 |
| = 5 | Sweden | 94 | 410 | 390 | 736 | 76.31 |
| = 5 | Greece | 386 | 370 | 440 | 25 | 76.31 |
| 7 | Norway | 475 | 340 | 490 | 14 | 75.51 |
| 8 | France | 50 | 610 | 850 | 31 | 74.92 |
| = 9 | Germany | 177 | 480 | 570 | 75 | 73.89 |
| = 9 | Estonia | 698 | 540 | 440 | 14 | 73.89 |
* Total DDOS Attacks were counted between 2015 to 2021.
**Compromised computers = have been infected with the Gamarue botnetPlease see full methodology below
Indusface found out that Finland and Belgium share the title of the most secure European countries for businesses to allow employees to remotely work from, each with a cyber security score of 82.45 out of 100.
Finland has received the second lowest number of DDOS attacks (79) during 2015 to 2021, only 29 attacks higher than France who has the lowest among the top 10 European countries. This is an important factor for businesses to consider as successful DDOS attacks could block your business sites and bring down all servers and connections you depend on.
Contributing to Belgium’s top ranking is that it has the lowest number of compromised computers per 100,000 internet users (11) in the country. Computers that have been infected with the Gamarue botnet open doors to hackers and make it easier for them to take control of your business data and devices. Belgium also has the joint second lowest malware hosting sites among all top 10 European countries, with an average of 390 sites per 100,000…
