On May 11, 2023, representatives of the Cyber Defense Section of the Inter-American Defense Board – Captain Luciano Moraes (Brazil), Colonel Tito González (Colombia) and Lieutenant Colonel Flavio Regueira (Brazil) – participated in the «Defense» conference. Talks", held in Arlington, United States.
The presence of IADB members at events of this level, who represent the vanguard of the sector, has contributed very effectively to the identification and assimilation of new technologies and processes, which will improve the Board's capacity to advise States. Members of the OAS, in this critical area of security.
According to data published by Cybersecurit Ventures, the cybercrime economy could reach USD 8 trillion in 2023. The total number of cyber attacks recorded worldwide reached 146 billion occurrences in 2022, an increase of 55% compared to the figures from the previous year. The most attacked sectors are governments, industries, health and finance, which represents a huge negative impact on the lives of ordinary citizens.
