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The Bridge to cyber capacity building in the Americas

Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Competence Centre LAC4 is implemented by EU CyberNet and funded by the European Union, established in 2022 with the physical training facility in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

November 13-16

CyberWeek @LAC4 2023

CyberWeek @LAC4 2023
LAC4 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
Seminar

LAC4 0ct0b3rf35t

To foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the exchange of best practices in incident response, we are pleased to announce the first iteration of LAC4 0ct0b3rf35t – 1-day CSIRT community event filled with case studies, overviews of best practices and introductions of new methods in fields of incident detection, mitigation and response.

LAC4 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
Conference

CyberWeek @LAC4 2023

“CSIRT Technical and Operational Development in Latin America and the Caribbean”

LAC4 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
Seminar

Cybersecurity of Disruptive Technologies

On Thursday, October 26, LAC4 in cooperation with INTEC will conduct an informative seminar on risks involved in the integration of disruptive technologies.

Brussels
Conference

LAC CCB Roundtable with LAC Embassies

International cyber oriented EU projects – EU CyberNet/LAC4 and GLACY+/GLACY-e – funded by the EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), invite LAC mission diplomats responsible for cyber issues to an informal seminar to present opportunities for EU assistance in cyber capacity building and cybercrime in the LAC region.

Peru
Training

Andean Region Cybersecurity Exercise

EU CyberNet and LAC4 in cooperation with the Andean Community organised the I Cybersecurity Exercise for the Andean region.

LAC4 Uruguay Montevideo
Training

Southern Cone Regional Cybersecurity Exercise

EU CyberNet and LAC4 in cooperation with the Agency for Electronic Government and the Information and Knowledge Society (AGESIC) and the Delegation of the European Union in Uruguay, are organizing the I Regional Cybersecurity Exercise for the Southern Cone.

Chile
Training

Cyberdiplomacy course in Santiago de Chile

Five-day training course on cyberdiplomacy for the Diplomatic Academy in Chile.

LAC4 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
Seminar

Cybercrime and Human Trafficking seminar

The weeklong seminar was conducted to help the beneficiary countries create coordinated transnational response to fight cybercrime and human trafficking.   

LAC4 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
Conference

GLACY+ Project Advisory Mission on Search, Seizure and Confiscation of Online Crime Proceeds

GLACY+ Project in coordination with EUCN and LAC4 held the Advisory Mission on Search, Seizure and Confiscation of Online Crime Proceeds and the mission for support setting up and strengthening of 24/7 points of contact for cybercrime and e-evidence and In-country workshops and advice on interagency cooperation.   

Brazil
Seminar

Information Security Seminar for the information security specialists/CISOs in Brasília, Brazil

The interactive training course will be combined of both administrative as well as technical aspects of ensuring effective information security within organisations and at the national level.

LAC4 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
Conference

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell Fontelles inaugurates the LAC4

GALLERY! Within the framework of the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit on March 27, 2023, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell Fontelles inaugurates Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Capacity Center (LAC4) with the first official visit.

Who we are

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Vision

LAC4 will improve the cybersecurity capacities of Latin America and the Caribbean fostering a more secure cyberspace.

Mission

Enhance cyber capacities in the LAC region, delivered by the EU CyberNet though its Expert Pool and in collaboration with other EU-funded capacity building projects and international partners.

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Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Competence Centre LAC4 is

  • state-of-the-art hybrid training facility
  • capacity to develop and provide technical, policy and strategic level courses, consultations and simulation;
  • platform for doctrine development and research coordination;
  • channel to cyber capacity building, training modules and materials

Read more about the LAC4 milestones.

Cybersecurity requires international coordinated approach and agile collaboration models. LAC4 aims to become an international, cross-sector effort, serving as a nexus for cooperation between national and international, public and private stakeholders.

Expert pool

Join the EU CyberNet network of experts to contribute with your knowledge and experience in LAC4 trainings and other activities

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Partners

Participant Nations:

The Kingdom of the Netherlands

 

Estonia – RIA

RedCLARA – Cooperación Latino Americana de Redes Avanzadas

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LAC4 virtual sub-regional collaboration hubs:

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Electronic Government and Information and Knowledge Society Agency of Uruguay (AGESIC)

Visit AGESIC

 

Institutional Security Cabinet of the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil (GSI/PR)

Visit GSI/PR

 

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility (MREMH) and the Ministry of Telecommunications and the Information Society (MINTEL) of Ecuador

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Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications of the Republic of Costa Rica (MICITT)

Visit MICITT

Collaborating Members:

El Salvador – La Secretaría de Innovación del gobierno de El Salvador

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