Latin America in the Spotlight: Cyberattacks Surge by 108% in 2025 — Are We Ready?

By Sebastián Peralta

The first quarter of 2025 delivered a stark warning for organizations across Latin America. Check Point’s Global Threat Intelligence Report (Q1 2025) revealed a 47% global increase in weekly cyberattacks per organization, reaching an average of 1,925 attacks per week worldwide. However, Latin America saw the most dramatic year-over-year increase, with an alarming 108% rise—averaging 2,640 weekly attacks per organization.

This isn’t just a statistical figure—it’s a strategic wake-up call. Latin America has become a prime target for cybercriminals. The key question is: how prepared is your organization to face this new threat landscape?

Most Affected Sectors

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Source: Check Point

According to the report, the sectors most impacted by cyberattacks were:

– Education: 4,484 weekly attacks per organization
– Government: 2,678 attacks
– Telecommunications: 2,664 attacks
–  Healthcare: 2,430 attacks

These sectors manage large volumes of sensitive data and operate critical infrastructure, making them high-priority targets.

How to Strengthen Cybersecurity Posture in 2025

The data is clear: cybersecurity is no longer a technical issue—it’s a strategic and business-critical priority. Below are key recommendations from Check Point’s expert team, along with essential steps to turn them into an actionable roadmap:

1. Strengthen Security Infrastructure

– Keep patching policies and updates current
– Implement multi-layered protection including next-gen firewalls, EDR, and continuous monitoring

2. Continuous Employee Training

– Run awareness programs on phishing and social engineering attacks
– Conduct regular simulations to test readiness against real-world threats

3. Adopt Advanced Prevention Technologies

– Use sandboxing, ransomware detection, and behavioral analytics
– Actively monitor endpoints and networks

4. Embrace a Zero Trust Architecture

– Enforce strict identity verification at all levels
– Control access based on roles and activity—not just device or location

5. Plan for Resilience

– Maintain automated, verified backups
– Develop and regularly test an incident response plan

6. Network Segmentation and Vulnerability Management

– Limit threat spread through effective network segmentation
– Perform regular penetration tests and vulnerability scans

Leadership and Culture: The Real Human Firewall

Beyond technology, cybersecurity must become embedded in organizational culture. Key actions include:

– Leadership must demonstrate—through actions—that security is a strategic priority
– Develop a clear risk management strategy to define which threats will be mitigated, reduced, or accepted
– Maintain an incident response policy that is accessible and understood at all organizational levels

Conclusion: Cybersecurity Is a Business Mission

The exponential growth of cyberattacks in Latin America is not just another warning—it’s an established reality. Organizations that fail to act proactively are accepting unnecessary risk. Security can no longer be the sole responsibility of the IT department; it must be a shared, top-down commitment.

In a world where attackers move faster than traditional defenses, prevention, visibility, and resilience are the new pillars of an effective cybersecurity strategy.

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