Closing the Ransomware Gap: Mexico’s Rising Cybersecurity Risk STORY INLINE POST Ransomware has evolved from a persistent cybersecurity threat into a business-critical risk with immediate operational, financial, and reputational consequences. Yet, despite years of investment and heightened awareness, many organizations remain unprepared for the reality of modern attacks. This challenge is especially visible in Mexico, where the threat landscape is accelerating. By 2025, Mexico had risen to 11th globally in ransomware attacks, making it one of the most targeted countries in the world and the second most affected in Latin America. Recent incidents highlight the stakes. Government entities have faced ransomware related breaches that exposed sensitive data, while more recent campaigns have targeted public sector systems and critical infrastructure. These are not isolated events. Mexico remains one of the most targeted countries in Latin America, particularly across manufacturing, financial services, and government sectors. New research from Halcyon’s "The Ransomware Gap in the AI Era" survey reveals a clear and concerning pattern: security leaders are confident, experienced and well resourced, but the tools they rely on are not keeping pace with today’s threat landscape. This disconnect is what we call the ransomware gap. At the center of this gap is a striking contradiction. Nearly all security leaders, 99%, say they are confident in their ability to detect ransomware attacks. Yet 49% of organizations still experienced an attack, and among those victims, nearly half reported detecting the attack too late to prevent meaningful damage. This is not a failure of leadership or expertise. It is a failure of approach. For years, organizations have relied on general purpose security tools such as endpoint detection and response to defend against ransomware. These tools were not designed for the speed, scale, and sophistication of modern ransomware campaigns. Today, 98% of organizations still use these tools,