Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations
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The Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations
The Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM) is a framework for countries to review their cybersecurity capacity. It was designed by Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre of University (GCSCC) of Oxford. It enable a country to assess its level of cyber capacity and provide recommendations that provide guidance on cybersecurity areas to focus on and invest in. It assesses the capacity of a country from five identified area called dimensions- The dimensions represent the totality of the capacity area required by a country to improve its cybersecurity posture. The assessment rate each dimension using levels that ranges from Start-up, Formative, Established, Strategic and Dynamic. The framework has been adopted and implemented in over 80 countries worldwide, representing a little less than half the countries worldwide.
Overview
The framework is designed to assist countries participate in a cyberspace that support well-being, human rights and prosperity.
It assesses the capacity of a country from five identified area called dimensions. These dimension have been further divided into factors and the factors have aspects. The Dimensions, factors and aspects have changed overtime between versions.
Version 1 of the framework was released in 2014 and Kosovo was the first pilot country. It has 5 dimension, 21 factors and 60 aspects. Version 3 was released in 2016, with 5 dimensions, 23 factors and 61 aspect. The latest version was released in 2021 with 5 dimension and 62 aspects.
Difference between versions
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The Stages of National Cybersecurity Capacity
The Structure of the CMM
This section details the aspect in each dimension
The recommendation
This section details the recommendation