A decree against 5G cyber attacks has been approved in Costa Rica

This was announced by the President of Micitt, Paula Bogantes, who explained that the institution focused its efforts on preventing cyber attacks, which entails the development and adoption of legal standards and other instruments in accordance with international best practices.

The official explained in a press conference that the goal is to protect Costa Rica and the privacy of people, their data and savings, their families and the country’s children, as well as the companies, public institutions and commerce that reach their use. Fifth generation mobile technology (5G).

Just a few days ago, the Costa Rican government published a decree stating that in order to access contracts for the development of 5G technology, participating countries have signed or are in the process of committing to the Budapest Convention related to cybersecurity.

This way, Asian giant Huawei will not be able to participate, which has led to complaints from the Chinese embassy here.

In this regard, the Minister explained that it was not the intention to exclude any competitor, but rather we sought from current international standards to provide citizens with a guarantee of the principles of protection and security against computer crimes and cybercrimes.

We are not leaving any country out. What we are saying is that companies providing equipment or software must comply with a series of guidelines included in the regulations. He stressed that the Budapest Convention is the first international treaty to protect society from computer and Internet crimes.

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