“That’s why it’s important that everything is controlled and secure, that it’s as inaccessible as possible, because 100% complete security, as we all know, doesn’t exist,” de la Cuesta says. “There will always be a point where it declines, but it’s about putting up as many obstacles as possible and making them as difficult as possible to access.”
Enrique Domínguez, Accenture
Accenture. En la imagen, Enrique Domínguez.
Rosa Díaz Moles, director of public sector at S2GRUPO, also highlights smart cities’ complexity and their resulting cybersecurity issues.
The digital transformation of public services involves “an accelerated convergence between IT and OT systems, as well as the massive incorporation of connected IoT devices,” she explains, which gives rise to challenges such as an expanding attack surface or the coexistence of obsolete infrastructure with modern ones, in addition to a lack of visibility and control over devices deployed by multiple providers.
