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LAC4 Conducted a Study on Cybersecurity Platforms for Academic CSIRTS
Academic CSIRTs in the LAC region can significantly strengthen their cybersecurity posture by leveraging open-source platforms, integrating commercial solutions and fostering collaboration, finds a LAC4 study by EU CyberNet experts Koen Van Impe and Carlos Leonardo.
“The strategic importance of this work does not only in its immediate utility for strengthening security posture of academic institutions, but also in fostering a sustainable cybersecurity culture across the region. It addresses a critical and growing need within the LAC region: equipping academic institutions with robust, scalable and cost-efficient cybersecurity solutions to effectively defend against an evolving array of cyber threats. By highlighting solutions that blend functionality, scalability, integration capabilities and cost-effectiveness, the study empowers academic CSIRTs to enhance their capabilities, share insights more effectively and collaborate proactively in addressing cybersecurity challenges.” – Cesar Moline, LAC4 Policy Expert.
Key findings:
Open-source platforms deliver the best overall value for academic CSIRTs: combining technical capabilities and budget flexibility.
Often there’s freedom of selecting tools, but costs are limiting widespread use.
Integration, support and scalability matter: academic CSIRTs prioritise tools with open APIs and provider support, and scalability for high-bandwidth academic environments.
Academic CSIRTs actively use community platforms for sharing threat intelligence, but legal and technical constraints sometimes limit wider sharing.
Institutions must invest in staff skills for deploying and maintaining open-source tools.
Pathway to success: starting small with open-source solutions, and adding commercial platforms as resources and needs grow, and focus on solutions that support automation and integration with existing systems.
The study adopted a multi-phase approach entailing literature review, stakeholder consultation, solution identification, evaluation framework development and platform testing and analysis. Study consulted and interviewed cybersecurity professionals from CSIRT communities and key stakeholders in the region.
EU CyberNet and LAC4 believe that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility and that capacity building at the academic level lays the groundwork for broader regional resilience. Through collaborative efforts such as this benchmark study, LAC4 is committed to advancing a secure, resilient digital environment, supporting the academic community, and ultimately strengthening the cybersecurity ecosystem throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
LAC4 expresses deepest gratitude to all contributors and stakeholders whose expertise and insights have made this study possible and impactful. LAC4 hopes that this work serves as a valuable resource for academic institutions striving to protect their communities and contribute positively to regional cybersecurity resilience.
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.
