Argentina's Cyber.ar 26 flags critical infrastructure risks

Cyber.ar 26 closed in Argentina with critical infrastructure at the center of the discussion. Over three days, the conference brought together officials from the Defense Ministry, the armed forces, specialists, researchers, academics and technology sector representatives at the Army Engineering Faculty, according to UNDEF. Infodefensa also reported that a search based on public information identified at least 44 exposed systems in the country.

What technical warnings did the conference leave?

The technical presentations focused on GNSS signal interference and spoofing, including jamming and spoofing, in the context of cybersecurity challenges for critical infrastructure. Practical exercises were also shown in controlled environments that simulated an electrical substation, where participants had to move through layers of protection to reach a critical process and interrupt power, for training and demonstration purposes.

What did specialists call for in Argentina?

Specialists warned about the need for better coordination as digital threats become more complex, and said protection measures should be tested regularly and backed by resources to verify their effectiveness. That message captured one of the main takeaways from the event, along with concern over system exposure and the difficulty of maintaining verifiable defenses in critical environments.

Infodefensa's coverage also noted that Cyber.ar 26 closed its first edition with a focus on critical infrastructure. In parallel, UNDEF described the conference as a space that brought together defense agencies, military forces, domestic and international specialists, researchers, universities and technology sectors to think about cyber defense from a broader institutional perspective.