IDB and OAS 2025 cybersecurity report finds progress and persistent gaps
1 DECEMBER 2025, WASHINGTON
The Inter-American Development Bank and the Organization of American States published a cybersecurity report for Latin America and the Caribbean in December 2025. It found that cyber maturity across the region improved, while gaps persisted in software quality, critical infrastructure protection and cyber insurance. The report pairs a picture of progress with a clear list of weaknesses that remain.
Those gaps bear directly on quantum readiness. Critical infrastructure protection and software quality are the same foundations that post-quantum migration depends on, since migration touches the software and systems a region runs. A region that closes these gaps builds the base that quantum readiness needs, so the report's findings describe the groundwork for future quantum work even without naming it.
The joint authorship gives the report regional weight. The IDB and the OAS both operate across the Americas, so their shared assessment helps governments benchmark their cyber maturity against neighbours and see where they stand. A common regional yardstick makes it easier for countries to identify and prioritise the gaps most worth closing.
Why it matters. The IDB and OAS report shows Latin American and Caribbean cyber maturity rising while flagging gaps in software quality, infrastructure protection and insurance. Those gaps matter for quantum readiness because migration rests on the same foundations. Governments in the region can use the report to target the weaknesses that would most hinder a future post-quantum transition, strengthening the base before the specialised work begins.