Given the progress of crimes committed on the Internet, the Ministry of the Interior has promoted an information campaign to prevent cybercrime. In fact, the advertising claim that it reads is forceful: one in five crimes in Spain already occurs on the network. Faced with a situation like this, not only should the user's responsibility be appealed to to take extreme precautions and to be wary of any suspicious or abnormal situation, but companies, SMEs, and individuals must apply prevention systems to combat attacks that continue to spread technological crime.
Cybercrimes have grown in recent years as a result of the expansion of technology and the decrease in traditional crimes. During 2021, 305,000 computer crimes were registered, 6% more than those recorded the previous year. Almost seven in ten cybercrimes consist of computer fraud, while around two in ten are threats and coercion.
So that the statistics do not continue to rise and that both citizens and companies take their own measures to avoid falling into this type of crime, BBVA and La Vanguardia will offer a streaming event to raise public awareness of the importance of training and prevention in cybersecurity and will report on the tools available to combat any attempted crime on the network. For this, the event will have a group of experts who will help to answer the main questions that revolve around this problem.
The event, which will be held on April 28 at 10:30 a.m., will feature Xavier Roy, director of the Catalan Cybersecurity Agency; Helena Rifà, director of the UOC's Master's Program in Cybersecurity; Xavier Ferré, partner responsible for Cybersecurity at EY; Jennifer Sesmero, global head of training and talent in Cybersecurity at BBVA, and the event will be moderated by journalist Patrícia Coll.
Those interested can follow the event free of charge through the La Vanguardia website, after registering on this form.
