ABSTRACT
The risks and threats in cyberspace may become a possible attack on human dignity, on the integrity of people, on the credibility, reputation and assets of companies and public institutions, and have effects on public safety or even national security. This chapter offers an overview of Mexico's cybersecurity landscape from the perspective of the trends and evolutions of its policies and challenges but will also address them critically stressing the concerns on security, human and digital rights, and inclusiveness. It also offers a general technopolitical context and then follow that with a recapitulation of relevant cyber threats and attacks, the evolution of domestic norms and capacities, and a review of Mexico’s multilateral role in cybersecurity and internet governance. In general terms, the trends of cyberattacks and vulnerabilities faced by Mexico reflect both the country’s rapid increase in connectivity and reliance on information systems, and its national economic and political conditions.
