2020 Cybersecurity Report: Risks, Progress, and the Way Forward in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Date
Jul 2020
The 2020 Cybersecurity Report surveys the current state of cybersecurity policy and practice in Latin America and the Caribbean and offers insight on the regions progress since the 2016 edition. Essays from internationally-recognized experts describe the EU approach to cybersecurity and emerging global threats, trends in Latin America and the Caribbean, and challenges of building capacity in the region to combat cybersecurity threats. The report reviews the cybermaturity of each country through the Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations. It identifies serious gaps in many of the five dimensions that define cybersecurity capacity, taking into account the importance of cybersecurity in economic growth and sustainability while emphasizing respect for human rights. The reports objective view of the regions strengths and areas for growth should serve as a useful tool in the design of policies and initiatives to tackle the urgent task of increasing cyberresilience.