Belisario Contreas' opinion piece in CSO explains how Costa Rica failed to implement the cyber-preparedness strategy that it laid out five years ago and now serves as an example not only to other Latin American nations but also to the world.
Costa Rica’s newly-elected president has declared a national state of emergency, as its ongoing crisis costs the nation an estimated USD $38 million a day.
Perhaps in a different time, we would assumed the country had been struck by a devasting natural disaster or was struggling with some internal conflict—but times have changed. Costa Rica has been struck not by an earthquake or a bomb or a strike, but by a new national crisis: cybercrime.
Link to full article: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3662311/how-costa-rica-found-itself-at-war-over-ransomware.html
Read Next
FedRAMP Unveils Next Phase of Modernization
ADI and FedRAMP hosted an event unveiling FedRAMP 20x Phase II, which discussed accelerating and automating cloud service authorization for federal use and cutting down time, effort, and paperwork in favor of efficiency, trust, and cybersecurity.
Yet Another Blog About “Cyber Defense”
We’re stuck in a loop: large scale attacks happen, experts lament, voices call to unleash the private sector, debate ensues, nothing changes. But will it be different this time?
CyberNext DC 2025 Preview
On October 8, the Cybersecurity Coalition and Cyber Threat Alliance will host the annual day-long CyberNext DC to examine this evolving cybersecurity policy landscape.
