Latin America seeks improved cybersecurity governance

Subject

Cybersecurity outlook.

Significance

Latin American countries including Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay have set up novel policy communities involving various public and private institutions charged with securing cyberspace.

Impacts

• Regional countries are largely unprepared to enforce a militarised deterrence response.
• Cyber tensions could flare due to old rivalries and the fact that the military is heavily steering cybersecurity.
• Cybersecurity shortcomings threaten development of the Internet of Things in the region.