SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 8 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Cabildo de Tenerife and the Santa Cruz City Council have presented this Wednesday the tenth edition of Hackron, one of the most important Spanish-speaking cybersecurity congresses in the world that will bring together the best experts from the national and international panorama of ICT security, in a mixed format that will include technical workshops and keynote speeches.
The event was attended by the second vice president and Minister of the Presidency, Finance and Modernization, Berta Pérez; the CEO of Tenerife Tourism, David Pérez; the Councilor for Technology and Citizen Participation of the Santa Cruz City Council, Javier Rivero; and the organizer of the Congress, Igor Lukic.
Berta Pérez highlighted the importance of this event “which will bring us the latest cybersecurity news, threats, proposals and solutions, because in a world as technological as the current one, this issue concerns us all: public administrations, private companies and citizens in general “.
During her speech, the island manager highlighted the cybersecurity program that the Island Corporation has been promoting, with the support of the National Cryptological Center (CCN), to help local administrations protect their communications and digital services against cyberattacks, with special attention to those with less than 20,000 inhabitants.
“The five smallest municipalities in Tenerife (Fasnia, Vilaflor de Chasna, El Tanque, Buenavista and Los Silos) are already certified in cybersecurity and this year we are convinced that another six will be added. Of course, we will continue working with all the municipalities of the island, because our goal is for everyone to be on the national front line in terms of digital security,” he added.
For his part, the CEO of Tenerife Tourism, David Pérez, assured that Hackron has become a more fundamental player than ever. “Tourist destinations are finding it increasingly difficult to avoid being victims of cyberattacks, which is why we believe it is essential to bring first-hand the latest news and trends in cybersecurity to the sector and raise awareness about such a sensitive and important issue.”
In this regard, David Pérez valued “the work carried out throughout the mandate to promote digitization and sustainability, which has led us to have the first Tourism Artificial Intelligence Plan in Spain”. In the same way, he recalled that the Smart Office project has already been put out to tender, “which will be the backbone of all the projects related to digitization in Tenerife”, and that the island has renewed its certification as a smart tourist destination.
The Councilor for Technology, Javier Rivero, indicated that “for us Hackron has been a firm commitment since 2013, when the first edition took place. From the City Council we are very aware of the importance of cybersecurity, that is why throughout these For years we have been taking steps and redoubling efforts to guarantee the safety of the citizens of Santa Cruz. In 2021, in fact, we were designated as a Critical Operator of Essential Services by the National Center for Critical Infrastructures,” he concluded.
Lastly, the organizer of the congress, Igor Lukic, highlighted the presence of Chema Alonso, “one of the most publicized speakers in the technology sector, renowned hacker and head of Telefónica’s digital department”. In the same way, he referred to some specific activities of the programme, such as the escape room (designed jointly by the Hackron team and Turismo de Tenerife) and the Capture the flag competition, two computer challenges in which participants will be able to test their hacking skills.
In addition to Chema Alonso, experts such as Pablo López, from the National Cryptological Center; Luis Ocaña, from Extreme Networks; Salvador Sánchez, from Open Cloud Factory; José Luis Verdeguer, from CTO Zoon Suite; Claire Vacherot, from Orange France; Marc Rivero, from Karpersky; Yago Jesús, from E-Garante; Lorenzo Martínez, from Securízame; Jelena Krasojevic of ASMI; and Leandro Naranjo and Romén Quintana, from Onecyber.
Some 400 people are expected to attend the congress, although part of it can also be followed by streaming through the event’s website (hackron.com).
Hackron 2023 has the support of the Cabildo de Tenerife, through Turismo de Tenerife, the Santa Cruz City Council, the Government of the Canary Islands, the National Cryptological Center, the National Institute of Cybersecurity and multiple companies, especially in the security sector. telecommunications, technology and cybersecurity.
