ATDT, Microsoft Team Up to Boost Mexico Cybersecurity The ATDT and Microsoft signed a memorandum to advance along with Mexico’s National Cybersecurity Plan 2025–2030, addressing rising ransomware and identity-based threats. The initiative targets public sector resilience, impacting government entities, cloud providers, and cybersecurity firms. Mexico’s Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency (ATDT) and Microsoft signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen national cybersecurity infrastructure. This agreement integrates into the National Cybersecurity Plan 2025–2030 to mitigate digital risks and elevate protection standards within the public sector. "The digital transformation of the state requires solid foundations of security,” says Heidy Rocha, Director General of Cybersecurity, ATDT. The implementation of this agreement addresses critical operational safeguards in government digital services, considering the interdependency between state functionality and information security, she adds. The memorandum of understanding focuses on supporting institutional capacities, promoting continuous training, and fostering a cybersecurity culture across agencies, decentralized bodies, and public entities to protect digital services and citizen information. Mexico is a Frequent Victim The significance of this alliance is framed by a rising threat landscape affecting the digital infrastructure of Mexico. According to data from IQSEC, Mexico moved from 16th place in 2024 to 11th place globally in ransomware attack attempts during 2025. This progression establishes the nation as the second most targeted market in Latin America, following Brazil. The rise of Mexico in global threat rankings is linked to structural deficiencies in identity management and multi-cloud security. Research conducted by Permiso Security indicates that 76% of cybersecurity professionals report that more than 54% of security incidents in previous months involved issues relating to identity management, establishing the compromise of human and non-human identities as the primary entry vector. The global cybersecurity environment revealed a high concentration of incidents in North America in 2025. The United States alone accounted for