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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.

Building Regional Cyber Capacity Resilience in Santo Domingo

CyberWeek@LAC4 2024 Wrapped

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Introducing Open-Source Intelligence in Cybersecurity for Public Institutions

The 4th LAC4 members-only seminar, led by EU CyberNet Expert José Callero focused on introducing open-source intelligence (OSINT) aspects in cybersecurity.

LAC4 at CADE 2025: Sharing Europe’s Experience for Panama’s Digital Future

LAC4 and EU CyberNet Project Director Liina Areng delivered a keynote speech and took part in a panel discussion and delivered a keynote speech at the conference Annual Executive Conference 2025 (Conferencia Anual de Ejecutivos, CADE) in Panama.

In Cyber Forum 2025: How EU CyberNet and LAC4 Strengthen Cyber Cooperation

EUCN and LAC4, represented by Experts Lead Cecilia Popa, participated in the panel “Scaling Up Cyber Capacity – The Role of Regional Centers, Multilateral Cooperation, and Strategic Partnerships” at this year’s In Cyber Forum in Lille, France, under the theme “Beyond Zero Trust, Trust for All.”

Central American SME-s Focus on Building Their Cyber Resilience

18 small- and medium enterprises from Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama gathered in Antigua, Guatemala for a 3-day training for building and strengthening their cybersecurity skills in protecting their systems, safeguarding valuable information and mitigate cyber threats.

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Conference

CyberWeek@LAC4 2025

The 4th CyberWeek@LAC4 and 0ct0b3rf35t will take place in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic from 17th to 20th November 2025.

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Seminar

LAC4 Members-only Seminar: Introduction to an Open-Source Intelligence in Cybersecurity for Public Institutions

EU CyberNet invites LAC4 members to join the members-only series of online seminars on the most topical issues of cybersecurity. The fourth seminar “Introduction to an Open-Source Intelligence in Cybersecurity for Public Institutions” will take place on 10 April 2025 at 9:00 am (UTC/GMT -5)

Panama
Conference

Annual Executive Conference (Conferencia Anual de Ejecutivos, CADE) 2025

EU CyberNet Project Director Liina Areng will participate at the conference as a keynote speaker.

Brazil
Workshop

Information Security and Vulnerability Management Tool (F4SLE) Workshop

This one-day practical workshop is designed for Brazilian government institutions involved in digital transformation and commerce, particularly those supporting SMEs in improving their IT security. The training will introduce the F4SLE toolbox, an open-source tool developed by Estonian and Czech universities to assess and manage security risks for SMEs.

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Conference

7th CUDI Cybersecurity Conference

LAC4 is presenting expert Albert Haro at the 7th CUDI Cybersecurity Conference for workshop “Techniques and Tools for Post-Incident Recovery”.

Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic
Conference

HackConRD 2025 Conference

LAC4 Policy Expert César Moliné Rodríguez, and LAC4 and EU CyberNet expert Andrés Soriano are delivering presentations at HackConRD 2025 conference.

Antigua, Guatemala
Training

Training for Strengthening Cybersecurity Skills for SMEs

In recent years, cyber-attacks have grown exponentially in Central America, affecting people, governments and businesses alike. While governments and large companies have better tools and resources to prepare for and tackle these effects, the same is not true for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Training

EU External Cyber Capacity Building Course

On 18–20 March 2025, the ninth EU External Cyber Capacity Building training for the personnel of EU Delegations will be organised by EU CyberNet in LAC4 Centre in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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

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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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