LONDON—The United States. is 17th in terms of the most secure countries when it comes to cyber readiness, a new report suggests.
The United States, according to Comparitech, failed to improve its cybersecurity stance over the course of 2019. The U.S. dropped from its previous ranking of fifth in 2018 to 17th last year.
The five least cyber secure countries in the world according to the study are Algeria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, and Iran, according to the analysis conducted by Oodaloop.
The top five most secure companies according to the rankings are Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, and Japan.
Comparitech reported that Iran experienced the highest percentage of mobile malware infections, while Finland had the lowest last year. Financial malware attacks hit Belarus the hardest while Denmark, Ireland, and Sweden tied for top place.