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BRAZIL ADVANCES IN WORLD CYBERSECURITY RANKING
Cybersecurity professionals point out that the country needs heavier investments in the sector and integration between public and private .
It is not news that Brazil is very susceptible to cyberattacks but a study from the International Telecommunications Union ( ITU ), an agency linked to the United Nations ( UN ), revealed that there is already a movement of change in this scenario .
According to the institution , the country made a significant leap in the world ranking of cybersecurity , going from 71st position to 18th position among 194 countries analyzed . In terms of the Americas only , Brazil reached third place .
Denis Riviello , Head of Cybersecurity , Compugraf , said : “ This rise is crucial and was expected not only because of the maturity reached by some private companies but also by several government agencies that have been working on the issue .”
The professionals from the sector reinforce that there are still many issues to be addressed in the country .
Brazilian corporations increasingly need to invest in order to close the gap between cybercrime and controls .
“ Brazilian corporations increasingly need to invest in order to close the gap between cybercrime and controls , as these attacks evolve as quickly as the technology itself ,” said Bruno Telles , COO of BugHunt , the first Brazilian Bug Bounty platform .
According to Julio Cesar Fort , partner at Blaze Information Security , a global company specializing in offensive security with a focus on pentest , most organizations see the topic only as a cost . “ We still lack the vision that it is a way to guarantee the well-being of the business ,” he said .
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