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OAS and IDB present report on the state of cybersecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean

  July 24, 2020

On Tuesday, July 28, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will present at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) the report “Cybersecurity: Risks, Progress and the Way Forward in Latin America and the Caribbean”. To follow the event, register here: https://bit.ly/ReporteOEABID.

The report is the second edition of an exclusive publication from a model developed by the Oxford University Security Center. The report contains relevant data on the different dimensions of the cybersecurity status of 32 OAS Member States, and shows the progress made by the region in cybersecurity. Likewise, the publication is accompanied by a web page where users can access comparative information by topic, country and the respective indicators of cybersecurity initiatives per year.

The virtual event will feature opening remarks from:

  • Farah Urrutia, OAS Secretary for Multidimensional Security
  • Ana María Rodríguez-Ortiz, Vice President of Sectors and Knowledge of the IDB

The presentation of the report by:

  • Alison August Treppel, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the OAS
  • Miguel Porrúa, Coordinator of the Digital Government Cluster in the Institutional Capacity of the State Division at the IDB.

Followed by a virtual panel in which the results obtained and the steps to be followed will be discussed. Participating in the panel:

  • Michael Goldsmith, Associate Director of the Center for Cyber Security and Co-Director of the Center for Doctoral Training in Cybersecurity at the University of Oxford
  • Belisario Contreras, Manager of the OAS Cybersecurity Program
  • Ariel Nowersztern, IDB Cybersecurity Specialist

Press Contact: [email protected]

WHAT: Virtual launch of the report “Cybersecurity: Risks, Advances and the Way forward in Latin America and the Caribbean"

WHEN: Tuesday, July 28 at 10:00 EST (14:00 GMT)

WHERE: https://bit.ly/ReporteOEABID

Reference: AVI-096/20