The State of Cybersecurity in Mexico: An Overview
Security Theme
Cybersecurity
Description
The cost of cybercrime incidents in the world has gone from US$3 trillion in early 2015 to a projected US$6 trillion by 2021.1 As the world becomes more interconnected by the use of faster and larger digital networks, the Organization of American States (OAS) is looking to enhance hemispheric policies that protect governments and civil society against illicit cyber activities. The Secretariat of Multidimensional Security – specifically through the organization’s Inter-American American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) – works to coordinate the efforts of member nations and strengthen regional cooperation in security. Luis Almagro, the Secretary General of the OAS, acknowledged that information and communication technologies (ICTs) and its multiple uses continue to evolve at a rapid pace in the region and countries are highly vulnerable to potentially devastating cyberattacks.
The State of Cybersecurity in Mexico: An Overview
The cost of cybercrime incidents in the world has gone from US$3 trillion in early 2015 to a projected US$6 trillion by 2021.1 As the world becomes more interconnected by the use of faster and larger digital networks, the Organization of American States (OAS) is looking to enhance hemispheric policies that protect governments and civil society against illicit cyber activities. The Secretariat of Multidimensional Security – specifically through the organization’s Inter-American American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) – works to coordinate the efforts of member nations and strengthen regional cooperation in security. Luis Almagro, the Secretary General of the OAS, acknowledged that information and communication technologies (ICTs) and its multiple uses continue to evolve at a rapid pace in the region and countries are highly vulnerable to potentially devastating cyberattacks.
