The third and final day of the cybersecurity training for cities in Montevideo, Uruguay focused on understanding practical measures cities can take to strengthen cyber resilience. Practical exercise solidified theoretical knowledge from understanding the evolving cyber threat landscape to building long-term cybersecurity culture and improving urban cyber resilience.

The second day of the cybersecurity training for cities in Montevideo, Uruguay focused identifying gaps in urban cybersecurity and exploring how these gaps can be transformed into opportunities for improving cities’ cyber resilience.

The first day of the cybersecurity training for cities in Montevideo, Uruguay focused on understanding key components of cyber resilient cities, discussing challenges Southern Cone cities face as well as exploring cybersecurity governance and crisis management practices across the region.

LAC4 in cooperation with partners is organising a 3-day training “Is Your City Cyber Safe” for local authorities of Southern Cone countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay from 4 to 6 March in Montevideo, Uruguay.

LAC4 in cooperation with Agency for Electronic Government and Information and Knowledge Society of Uruguay (AGESIC) and the Delegation of the European Union to Uruguay organised a training for journalists in Montevideo, Uruguay from 2 to 3 March 2026. The training, titled “Journalist on the Frontline: Reporting Safely and Accurately on Cyber Incidents” and led by EU CyberNet Experts Carlos Leonardo and Diogo Carapihna, focused on strengthening journalistic capacity among Uruguayan media representatives and journalists to improve understanding, covering and reporting on cybersecurity issues. 

LAC4 organised an online advanced cybersecurity operations training for Jamaica’s public sector cybersecurity professionals from 23 to 26 February. Training focused on building rapid detection, analysis and response capabilities by leveraging open-source tools for threat detection and response.