Adrienne Watson, White House’s National Security Council spokesperson on Friday said the United States will provide Costa Rica 25 million dollars in cybersecurity support.
Watson in a statement said “Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger traveled to Costa Rica March 29-30 to announce the United States’ plan to provide 25 million dollars in cyber security support to the Government of Costa Rica.’’
She said this development demonstrates Washington’s commitment to help one of its closest partners secures its infrastructure and to support strong democracies in the region.
According to the statement with according to the statement the support of the U.S. Costa Rica
will be able to establish a national security operations center to quickly detect and respond to cyber-attacks and implement cyber security protections for its government systems.
“This builds on the rapid support the U.S. provided to Costa Rica following two major ransomware attacks in the spring of 2022 that disrupted government services and led President Rodrigo Chaves Robles to declare a state of emergency,” Watson said.
During the trip, Neuberger met with senior government officials to underscore the U.S.
collaboration with global partners to bolster the government’s cyber infrastructure and
ensure their citizens can access critical services.
She also discussed bilateral cooperation on a range of regional technology issues, the
statement added.
