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The first Hybrid Senior Enlisted Leader Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Seminar was carried out at the Colombian Army Infantry School in Bogotá, August 23-24. The in-person and virtual seminar, hosted by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Colombian Military Forces’ General Command (CGFM), focused on the professional growth of women in defense and security forces and their significant contributions.…
The governments of Argentina and Bolivia have made progress in military, space, and communications technology cooperation in recent months. Among the latest developments, in July, Argentine Minister of Science, Technology,and Innovation Daniel Filmus visited the Bolivian Space Agency’s (ABE)Amachuma Ground Station. In May, Argentine Minister of Defense Jorge Taiana received his Bolivian counterpart Edmundo Novillo Aguilar with whom he signed…
One of the focus points during PANAMAX 2022 was cyber defense. Jamaica Defence Force Major Kayson Gunzell was part of the cyber cell during the multinational exercise. Diálogo talked to the Jamaican officer about his role during PANAMAX 2022. Diálogo: Why is cyber defense such a hot topic at PANAMAX 2022? Jamaica Defence Force Major Kayson Gunzell: Cyber is a…
Guatemala’s National Security Council’s Technical Secretariat, National Institute for Strategic Security Studies (INEES), and Strategic Intelligence Secretariat organized the first International Seminar on Cybersecurity in the Latin American Context. “Cybersecurity is one of the greatest challenges that the government led by President Alejandro Giammattei has set for itself,” Colonel Francisco Girón, INEES general manager, told Diálogo on July 26. “Secure…
Colonel Luis Guimpel is the Cyber Defense director for the Argentine Army and served as head of the cyber defense cell for the Multinational Force Command during PANAMAX 2022. Diálogo spoke with Col. Guimpel about his participation in this exercise that brought together 19 countries. Diálogo: In what capacity did the exercise take place in the cyber defense domain? Argentine…
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF) launched an initiative designed to bolster cybersecurity and curb cyberattacks against public institutions and private companies, while promoting information exchange. “The establishment [of the unit] follows strategic guidelines of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security in the fight against cybercrime, with a focus on formal investigative operations in sensitive and complex cases involving high-tech…
On July 22, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies concluded its 2022 cyber policy course, Cybersecurity Policy in the Americas: Challenges for Policy-Strategic Analysis, led by Dr. Boris Saavedra. The course bolsters whole-of-hemisphere cybersecurity efforts by empowering and connecting regional partners who seek to strengthen cybersecurity and guard against threats to democracies. The class included military, public,…
The United States and the European Union (EU) plan to work together to fund and help protect the digital infrastructure of countries vulnerable to cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported June 15. Africa and Latin America are likely to be the first regions to receive funding. The partnership could be operational by the end of 2022, the newspaper detailed.…
In a large area of Anjos beach, in the coastal city of Arraial do Cabo, in Rio de Janeiro state, the Brazilian Navy’s (MB) Marine Biotechnology Department set upfive new laboratories within the Almirante Paulo Moreira Institute for Sea Studies (IEAPM), a science, technology, and innovation institution under the Navy Technology Center. IEAPM’s research is essential for the MB to…
Russia relies on hacker gangs to launch disruptive attacks against Western infrastructure, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), an international investigative journalism organization specializing in organized crime, indicated on June 3. “Russia makes agreements with different Russian cybercriminal groups [...], in exchange for leniency on certain crimes, if they help it orchestrate disruptive campaigns and cause economic damage…
Ecuador joins Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru among the Latin American countries hardest hit by cybercrime, and more specifically malware attacks. According to the latest Global Cybersecurity Index of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency, Ecuador ranks 119th out of 182 countries for vulnerability to cyberattacks. In October 2021, Ecuador’s largest private bank, Banco Pichincha, suffered…
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) launched two new satellites, Carcará I and Carcará II, from Finnish satellite tech firm ICEYE, which use radar technology for ground surveillance and terrain observation. Images captured will be used to support the fight against narcotrafficking and illegal mining, as well as to determine river navigability, and monitor border control operations, wildfire, natural disaster, and…
