Cyber Risk

Latin America’s Cyber Risk Is Becoming an Operating Risk

Many companies are expanding digital operations in markets where cyber maturity, enforcement capacity, and user awareness remain uneven. The result is a larger gap between digital opportunity and digital resilience.

Data from FortiGuard Labs revealed that Latin America recorded 843.3 billion cyberattack attempts during 2025, with Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia being the most affected countries. [1]

Signal: Latin America’s cyber risk is entering a sharper phase as AI-enabled attacks, ransomware, identity fraud, and digital payment exposure expand across companies, startups, public systems, and supply chains.

Impact: This is not only an IT story. It is an early signal for business continuity, payment security, executive impersonation risk, cyber insurance, vendor controls, logistics systems, and customer trust.

Watchpoint: Track cyber incidents in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile, along with ransomware claims, AI-enabled fraud, cloud breaches, cyber-insurance pricing, and new regulatory pressure after major attacks.

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Latin America’s Data Center Boom Becomes a Business-Risk Signal

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China’s Economic Strain Raises the Stakes for Latin America