Cybersecurity in Emerging Economies: Bridging Opportunities and Challenges

The rapid digital transformation sweeping emerging economies presents a unique landscape of opportunities and vulnerabilities. Countries like those in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are embracing digital services like fintech, EdTech, mobile banking, MedTech, and electronic governance with vigor. This leapfrogging of legacy infrastructure provides an inherent advantage – the ability to embed security into technological evolution from the start. However, this digital revolution exposes these nations to significant cybersecurity risks like resource limitations, technical expertise gaps, regulatory inconsistencies, and a complex threat landscape.