5 Countries with Cyber Warfare Capabilities

2. Saudi Arabia

GCI Score 2021: 99.8

A cybersecurity startup based in Saudi Arabia, COGNNA, has successfully concluded a $2.25 million Seed funding round in November 2023, with IMPACT46 as the lead investor and contributions from Vision Ventures, Faith Capital, and other backers. Established in 2022 by Ibrahim Alshamrani and Ziyad Alshehri, COGNNA employs AI and sophisticated data analysis to identify threats in clients’ systems and networks.