This Wednesday, representatives of the Mexico Cybersecurity Alliance (AMCS) will present a Cybersecurity initiative in the Senate of the Republic, which they hope will lead to prompt discussion and approval, so that the country has its first Cybersecurity Law.
In interview with ForbesClaudia Escoto, a member of the AMCS group, which includes representatives from various sectors and which acts on a non-profit basis, explained that the objective of presenting the proposal in the Senate is to raise awareness among legislators and convince them that the issue is of national emergency.
“Mexico is the country most cyberattacked. Records indicate that 9 out of 10 companies have received at least one attack,” Escoto highlighted.
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The presentation of the AMCS proposal will be promoted by the president of the Digital Rights Commission, Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas; the president of the Artificial Intelligence Commission, Senator Rolando Zapata Bello.
Likewise, by the senator president of the Science and Technology Commission, Susana Harp; by the President of the Security Commission, Juanita Guerra Mena, and by the President of the Public Security Commission, Lucía Trasviña Waldenrath.
According to Escoto, two six-year periods have passed during which there have been attempts to achieve a Cybersecurity Law, so it is expected that this Wednesday the presentation of the Mexico Cybersecurity Alliance will be attended, which will be showing what progress has been made in the direction to a cybersecurity strategy in the country.
“Cyber attacks affect not only people’s assets and dignity, but also the security of companies and the country’s infrastructure. “We are seeing a cybercrime crisis,” warned the AMCS representative.
The cybersecurity proposal in the Senate
According to Claudia Escoto, the approach that the members of the Mexico Cybersecurity Alliance will make in the Senate this Wednesday has objectives that range from freedom of expression online to safeguarding the country’s critical infrastructure.
“We are also pushing to harmonize legislation with international standards to facilitate cross-border cooperation and improve our ability to confront these threats with international collaboration,” he said.
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Likewise, efforts will be made for the Government and the private initiative to share information on cyber attacks and for there to be inter-institutional coordination that allows for a rapid and effective response to attacks.
Also, we will seek to encourage investment in cybersecurity, and educate the population on how to avoid being a victim of cyber attacks.
According to the cybersecurity company F5, it is estimated that in 2023 in Mexico there will be more than 30 billion attacks, mainly related to password breaches and credential theft, possibly leading to fraud and theft.
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