DERECHOS DIGITALES
CYBERSECURITY IN LATIN AMERICA: NATIONAL STRATEGIES IN 2024
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3. ONGOING STRATEGY
FORMULATION PROCESSES
The other countries in the region do not have national strategies or policies on cybersecurity,
although in several cases there are measures applicable at the central government level
or in related regulations. In many of these cases, national strategies or policies have been
announced or are under development.
Although El Salvador does not yet have a definitive text, it is developing its National
Cybersecurity Strategy to strengthen the protection of digital information and critical
infrastructure of the State, as a commitment to the Digital Agenda 2020-203014. However,
during 2024 the country has approved the Cybersecurity and Information Security Law,
which establishes principles, a legal framework, and guidelines to structure, regulate,
audit, and oversee cybersecurity measures in public institutions. This law requires the
implementation of cybersecurity management systems, the development of information
security strategies, and the maintenance of updated records of the actions carried out in
this area.
Honduras also lacks a strategy and a national CSIRT, which limits its ability to respond to
cyber incidents and safeguard its digital infrastructure.. The Honduran Digital Government
Plan 2023-202615 commits to the issuance of a National Cybersecurity Strategy and Action
Plan, as well as the creation of a cyber incident team.
Peru has a working document entitled National Digital Security and Trust Strategy 20212026, prepared by the Digital Government Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council
of Ministers (PCM)16. The document proposes a comprehensive framework to strengthen
cybersecurity and promote trust in the digital environment, articulated in axes such as
security culture, capacity building, protection of critical assets, standards, digital services,
and legal framework. However, the document has not been adopted as official policy.
Uruguay is in the process of developing its National Cybersecurity Strategy 2024-2030,
led by the Agency for Electronic Government and the Information and Knowledge Society
(Agesic)17. The strategy is structured in six pillars: governance and regulation; critical
infrastructure protection; technical and human capabilities; education and awareness;
risk management; national and international cooperation. Its development includes public
(14) Available at: https://www.innovacion.gob.sv/downloads/Agenda%20Digital.pdf
(15) Available at: https://www.diger.gob.hn/sites/default/files/2024-02/Plan%20de%20Gobierno%20Digital%20
Honduras.pdf
(16) Referenced on the website of the Secretariat of Government and Digital Transformation. Available at: https://
www.gob.pe/7025-presidencia-del-consejo-de-ministros-secretaria-de-gobierno-digital
(17) "Co-creation of the National Cybersecurity Strategy," Agesic, September 10, 2024. Available at: https://www.
gub.uy/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento/politicas-y-gestion/cocreacionestrategia-nacional-ciberseguridad