Cybersecurity, cyberdefense and cyberspace, the challenges of Latin America

The cybersecurity, cyber defense and the Cyberspace along with organized crime and the control of borders maritime, air and land are the main challenges faced Latin Americawhich has a good basis to face them from the experience of other regions, said this Wednesday José Vicente de los Mozos, global CEO of the Spanish multinational Indra.

A reference company in the region, where it offers work to thousands of professionals in sectors as diverse as air traffic control and mobility solutions in several countries, and which now wants to accelerate in the defense industry to provide solutions that have already been implemented. shown to be efficient in other territories, De los Mozos explained in an interview with EFE.

“In Latin America We have more than 20,000 people, especially working on digital technology issues under the Minsait brand and also developing air traffic. Most airports in Latin America have our air traffic technology, some mobility solutions in some cities such as Chili, Colombia and one element where we have potential is in defense,” He explained within the framework of Fidae, the most important international Air and Space fair in South America.

In fact, he added, that in the Strategic Plan presented in March, one of the axes to develop is a domestic market, and that Latin America is. “The idea is to create a division in the defense region because we think we can provide solutions in security, or during the life cycle of the different armies that exist in the countries where we are already established”considered De los Mozos, in one of the large hangars that until April 14 bring together the best of the global arms industry in Chile.

In addition to Colombia and Chile, the Spanish multinational is also present in Peru, Argentina and Brazil, emerging countries in the sector with common security problems.

“In the region there is a lot of talk about border security, when we talk about naval security solutions, we have those that we apply in Spain with the theme of drug trafficking”he explained.

Alternatives that, according to the company, have an easy transposition to Latin America and that help prevent the illegal trafficking of migrants, the smuggling of goods, the movement of people at border crossings, both enabled and not enabled, and even the control of the ocean and the fight against illegal fishing near the coast and on the high seas, a growing phenomenon in the Pacific due to the activity of mostly Chinese vessels.

“We think there is potential. Until now we work on defense in the export model. The idea is to go one step further and be in the region to develop solutions applied to the region,” stressed De los Mozos, who insisted that the solutions already exist and it is not necessary to invent.

Regarding irregular migration and the fight against transnational organized crime, two of the issues that most concern South American countries, the Spanish company offers systems such as “facial and biometric identity” and has made progress in others such as cybersecurity, cyberdefense and cyberspace, for which there is great demand in Latin America and represent one of the greatest challenges for its future.

In this context, on the opening day of the fair, which was attended by the Chilean Minister of Defense, Maya Fernández, Indra signed two agreements with the company DTS, a subsidiary of the Chilean National Aeronautics Company (ENAER), and with the of Aeromac aeronautical maintenance to work on projects related to the defense sector, aerospace, telecommunications, critical security and maintenance of aerial platforms.

According to the Spanish company, with these alliances, the company shows its commitment to the region and seeks to further strengthen its ties with companies and research centers in the country, contributing to the development of cutting-edge systems and providing services of the highest level of excellence to its clients, and especially to the Chilean Armed Forces.

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