Close attention is paid to the matters of cybersecurity development in Kazakhstan. The result of activities carried out by government agencies, research and development organizations and businesses is rapid gain in the ranking of the global cybersecurity index in recent years. Today, Kazakhstan ranks 40 in the index. It should be noted that the previous year, our country was 42 ranks lower and ranked 82.
During the recent years, basic conceptual approaches to develop cybersecurity field of the country have been established. The “Cybershield of Kazakhstan” cybersecurity concept was created and approved till the end of 2022. A number of legal acts and industry orders have already came into operation. Moreover, IT test laboratories were established to research malware; National Information Security Coordination Center was established as well as Private Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), 7 Security Operation Centers (SOC); number of scholarships for information security was increased, etc.