The problem
The gap between surface-level technical skill and critical security awareness in Colombia and at Instituto San Carlos.
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In 2023 Colombia recorded 12 billion attempted cyberattacks (Fortinet, 2023), and the Colombian Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications (CCIT) reported one cybercrime complaint every 8 seconds. Yet 78 % of Colombian teachers have received no formal cybersecurity training, and 91 % of educational institutions lack formal policies on safe technology use (Ríos & Torres, 2021, p. 128).
At a science fair in Medellín (2024) we asked 50 students whether they could identify a fraudulent email: only 8 raised their hand. When shown real phishing examples, 43 of the 50 admitted they would likely have clicked the link.
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