Mind the Gap
Empowering e-Commerce businesses in Malta to understand and improve their levels of cybersecurity maturity.
Do you own an e-commerce platform?
Mind the Gap provides you with the tools and resources to identify any cybersecurity breaches on your platform.
Visit https://mindthegap.mdia.gov.mt/, login to the cybersecurity self-assessment portal and answer 50 varied questions on cybersecurity issues.
Once complete, you will receive your cybersecurity score and Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) will guide you on our findings, both positive and negative, free of charge, and you will receive MDIA acknowledgement that your platform is cybersecure.
Make your e-commerce platform safer for you and your customers with Mind the Gap.
Mind the Gap – your cybersecurity journey starts here.
Cybersecurity awareness is growing among businesses that operate e-commerce services online, as it provides a competitive advantage to companies through improved reputation and protection of consumer data. Due to this increased appreciation for security, online end-users have heightened expectations regarding the cybersecurity features of the portals they use for transactions.
Mind the Gap is an initiative by MDIA in collaboration with, Tech.mt, and the MCA, designed to empower e-commerce businesses in Malta to understand and improve their levels of cybersecurity maturity. It comprises two schemes: the Cybersecurity Self-Assessment and the Cybersecurity Improvement Scheme. It complements other initiatives at national level led by the National Cyber Security Coordination Centre.
The MCA, as the national Authority responsible for the e-commerce sector in Malta, is assisting in the promotion of this initiative.
The Cybersecurity Self-Assessment and the Cybersecurity Improvement Scheme are accessible via the Mind the Gap Portal.
Cybersecurity Self-Assessment
The Cybersecurity Self-Assessment, led by MDIA, is a self-assessment tool provided at no cost that is used to identify and analyse strengths and weaknesses of the cybersecurity maturity of an e-commerce operation. The Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Scheme provides applicants with the option to obtain an acknowledgment receipt by a National Authority, which may be shared publicly to highlight the emphasis given to cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Improvement Scheme
The Cybersecurity Improvement Scheme, led by Tech.mt, is a fund set up to provide financial assistance to e-commerce businesses that have carried out the Cybersecurity Self-Assessment to improve their levels of Cybersecurity maturity.
More information on the Cybersecurity Improvement Scheme may be found in the respective Guidelines and Terms and Conditions.
