Latin American Orgs Lack Confidence in Cyber Defenses, Skills

The report summarizes WEF findings that Latin America and the Caribbean lag in cyber-resilience, with only 13% of organizations confident in national defense of critical infrastructure, a pronounced shortage of cybersecurity professionals, and a sharp year-over-year increase in cyberattacks and fraud; it notes infrastructure reliability issues, growing activity by international cybercrime syndicates, the dual role of AI as both defensive aid and enabler of fraud, and recommends coordinated investment in talent development, governance, and capacity-building to close the gap.