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The Industrial Cybersecurity Center in Bolivia

Team

Ramiro Walter Ulunque Villazón

Ramiro Walter Ulunque Villazón

Electrical Engineer with 30 years of experience in the Bolivian electric power sector. Holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration from the Universidad Mayor de San Simón, with postgraduate studies in Hydrocarbon Management (CESU) and diplomas in Higher Education. He has participated in and conducted courses and seminars in areas such as electric power […]
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Claudio Caracciolo

Claudio Caracciolo

He is Head of Platforms, Innovation and Talent. In addition to: General Coordinator for the Industrial Cybersecurity Center for LATAM (CCI-Es.org)· Chief Data Officer (CDO) of Auravant. Specialist Consultant of Information Security passionate about Social Engineering, Industrial Cybersecurity and CarHacking. Lecturer in the Cybersecurity Strategy and Management Diploma at UCEMA. Professor in the Postgraduate Program […]
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Mr. Ramiro Ulunque Villazón, the Industrial Cibersecurity Center Coordinator in Bolvia (CCI Coordinators Team), helps us to get in context of the state of the industrial cybersecurity in his country, and to do so, he shares with us his impressions.

He describes the level of sensitivity of industrial organizations in his country according to the following percentages:

He also affirms that the trend of recent years has grown exponentially.

Bolivia counts with some local and national public bodies promoting a legal framework, in order to ensure the progressive incorporation of industrial cybersecurity measures in national presence companies. The main organizations are:

  • AGETIC
  • ADSIB

Analysing the most widely adopted industrial cybersecurity measures by Bolivian organizations to protect industrial automation systems, Ramiro Ulunque highlights the application of:

  • Industrial Cybersecurity Consulting / Advisory
  • Implementation of Security Management
  • Network and Architecture Design
  • Industrial Firewalls
  • Backup/Security Copies
  • Antivirus
  • Identity Management

The CCI Coordinator in Blivia characterizes the industrial cybersecurity situation in his country with the following SWOT analysis:

Weaknesses

  • Lack of operational technologies certifications, processes and professionals

  • Lack of specific industry cybersecurity legislation

Strengths

  • Significant existence of innovation projects on industrial cybersecurity

  • Awareness, especially in critical industrial infrastructures
Threats

  • Application of IT security measures without discretion

  • Shortage of local cybersecurity professionales in industrial manufacturers

  • Lack of risk management tools specific to Industrial Cybersecurity

Opportunities

  • Increased of cibersecurity demand for Industry 4.0 and the Internet of things.

  • Leveraging Lessons Learned in Smart Grid Security

Activities

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