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Cyber Benchmark LATAM · 2026 Edition

LATAM Cybersecurity Benchmark Report

A consolidated read on Latin American cybersecurity posture, staffing, budgets, AI adoption and vendor dynamics — built from proprietary assessments and cross-referenced with global research.

Published 2026-10-02· Assessments analyzed: 4· Verified: 0· Unverified: 4· External sources: 0
01 · Executive Summary
What the data shows this cycle.
LATAM Posture (avg)
14
Avg. score across 4 assessments (0–100)
Top Strength
17
capacity — highest dim. score
Top Gap
8
resilience — lowest dim. score
AI in Security
64%
Orgs using GenAI in security ops

Across 4 responses, LATAM organizations score 14/100 on average, driven by capacity and constrained by resilience. Security budgets are growing at 9.4% YoY, yet the region trails global peers on efficiency ratios.

02 · Sample & Methodology
Who we heard from and how the data was collected.
By country
Multi-country LATAM3
Argentina1
By industry
Diversified3
Fintech1
Verification
Event-verified0
Anonymous (self-serve)4

Verified responses come from partner-run events with attributed contacts. Anonymous responses are self-reported and shown separately in the distribution. Both feed the aggregate baseline.

03 · Posture Distribution
Per-dimension score across the LATAM sample. Median line, P25/P75 markers, 5-bucket histogram.
Complexity20
P25 0Median 0P75 0
0–20
21–40
41–60
61–80
81–100
Capacity17
P25 0Median 0P75 0
0–20
21–40
41–60
61–80
81–100
Efficiency16
P25 0Median 0P75 0
0–20
21–40
41–60
61–80
81–100
Resilience8
P25 0Median 0P75 0
0–20
21–40
41–60
61–80
81–100
04 · Posture by Industry
Where each vertical sits on the aggregate posture score.
IndustrynAvg posture
Diversified30
Fintech155
05 · Staffing Ratios
How LATAM security teams are structured and sized.
6.2
Security staff per 1k employees
per 1k employeesn=87· medium conf.
3.8
Security staff per 100 engineers
per 100 engineersn=87· medium conf.
22%
IAM share of security team
n=124· high conf.
18%
AppSec share of security team
n=124· high conf.
15%
Cloud security share
n=124· medium conf.
16%
GRC share of security team
n=124· medium conf.
21%
SOC share of security team
n=124· high conf.
8%
Security architecture share
n=124· medium conf.
06 · Budget Dynamics
Growth, pressure and allocation across security domains.
9.4%
Security budget YoY growth
n=203· high conf.
38%
Orgs under budget pressure
n=203· high conf.
19%
Budget allocated to IAM
n=178· medium conf.
14%
Budget allocated to AppSec
n=178· medium conf.
21%
Budget allocated to cloud security
n=178· medium conf.
07 · AI Adoption in Security
How LATAM security teams are absorbing GenAI.
64%
Orgs using GenAI in security
n=156· high conf.
7.8%
Share of budget going to AI
n=142· medium conf.
29%
Roles reshaped by AI
n=142· medium conf.
08 · Vendor & Organizational Signals
3.2
Avg vendors dropped in 12 mo.
vendors avg.n=168· high conf.
47%
Cost is #1 replacement driver
n=168· high conf.
58%
Orgs with centralized security
n=211· high conf.
33%
CISOs reporting to CEO
n=211· high conf.
09 · Strategic Priorities
Where LATAM security leaders are placing their bets.
From assessment responses (top-3 priorities)
Cost reduction25% · n=1
AI enablement25% · n=1
Automation25% · n=1
71%
Cost reduction in top-3 priorities
n=198· high conf.
66%
Automation in top-3 priorities
n=198· high conf.
54%
AI enablement in top-3 priorities
n=198· high conf.
10 · Regulatory Exposure
PCI-DSS25% · n=1
SOX25% · n=1
gdpr25% · n=1
A · Methodology & Limitations

Sources. This report combines three data layers: (1) verified event responses from partner-run LATAM sessions, (2) anonymous self-serve assessments (marked unverified), and (3) proprietary LATAM cybersecurity metrics derived from benchmarks, curated field research and analyst interviews.

Scoring. Posture scores are computed from the same 15-indicator assessment used across every session — comparability is enforced by design.

Confidence. With 4 responses in this edition, several dimensions carry directional (not statistical) confidence. Country and industry breakdowns should be read as signal rather than population estimates until n ≥ 30 per cohort.

External benchmarks. Verizon DBIR, Gartner, WEF, ISACA, DigiAmericas and equivalent sources are cross-referenced but never republished — links point to the originals.