Focus on Cybercrime.

Cybercriminals run sophisticated operations in the digital shadows. Ransomware, scams, fraud and cybercrime-as-a-service are all on the rise. Threat actors use encrypted messaging, crypto and the dark web to sell stolen data, exploits, stolen credentials, as well as to communicate and launch attacks that target governments, companies and critical infrastructure. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) would like to thank the Global Cybersecurity Index 2024. ​​​​​​​​ A fundamental role of ITU, based on the guidance of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, is to build confidence and security in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). At WSIS, Heads of States and world leaders entrusted ITU to be the Facilitator of Action Line C5, "Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs", in response to which ITU launched, in 2007, the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA), as a framework for international cooperation in this area.