Zimbabwe — Cyber Threat Profile

Zimbabwe ranked as the third most attacked country globally in the Check Point July 2024 Global Threat Index, with a Normalised Risk Index of 77%, reflecting a severe gap between threat volume and defensive capacity. Banks confirmed ransomware compromises in October 2024, with hackers demanding payment to prevent data leaks. Zimbabwe ranked 129th in the ITU Global Cybersecurity Index. No published national cybersecurity implementation strategy exists. The country's Cyber and Data Protection Act criminalizes a range of offenses but lacks a supporting enforcement infrastructure. A severe brain drain continues to hollow out the domestic cybersecurity talent pool.

Data protection authority: Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (source: CNIL)
Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 90 (source: World Bank)
Internet users (2024): 41.6% of population (source: World Bank)

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