  This study compares the National Cybersecurity Strategies (NCSSs) of publicly
available documents of ten nations across Europe (United Kingdom, France,
Lithuania, Estonia, Spain, and Norway), Asia-Pacific (Singapore and Australia),
and the American region (the United States of America and Canada). The study
observed that there is not a unified understanding of the term "Cybersecurity";
however, a common trajectory of the NCSSs shows that the fight against
cybercrime is a joint effort among various stakeholders, hence the need for
strong international cooperation. Using a comparative structure and an NCSS
framework, the research finds similarities in protecting critical assets,
commitment to research and development, and improved national and international
collaboration. The study finds that the lack of a unified underlying
cybersecurity framework leads to a disparity in the structure and contents of
the strategies. The strengths and weaknesses of the NCSSs from the research can
benefit countries planning to develop or update their cybersecurity strategies.
The study gives recommendations that strategy developers can consider when
developing an NCSS.
