I remember the first moments of the electric plug in the Iberian Peninsula last year. Many people have contacted me to find out if this is a cyber attack because the electrical sector is highly digitized and Berries come to you are a critical part of the core service sectors.
There is no evidence that this is a cyber crime, but it is a real possibility. Enough to note that Russia launched a major cyber attack on a Ukrainian power plant in 2015, quite a few years before the war officially began.
The name red electric smart has supuesto digitization of power plants passing through high and low voltage transmission linescontinue with the connections to the buildings.
This means the need for cyber protection of elements that include power transformers, transport substations, digital equipment and all communication and management information systems, which also include customer invoicing. AND It includes a large amount of expertise from various fields and various technological products to ensure the continuity of electricity service or its restoration in the event of a successful cyber attack.
This is just an example, the same will happen in water supply, healthcare, transport…. And from my point of view, one of the serious basic problems which we urgently need to solve, it is the fault of the professor in technology in generaland in cyber security in particular, at all levels of training, but especially in vocational training.
Incentive programs for teachers are necessary for this reason We need to cultivate the talent we want to have digital sovereignty, competitiveness, the fight against cybercrime and impactful innovation.
Mario Draghi hinted at it “Safety is the primary condition for sustainable growth” en su Informe del Futuro de la Competitividad Europea del 2024. It is noteworthy that this information is before Trump’s second presidential mandate and the launch of generative artificial intelligence of Chinese origin, cobrando mayor raises the need for the competitiveness of our professionals, public entities and companies.
The time has come to move away from a digital humanist society based on safe, ethical and sustainable technologies, and to do so we need the right number of professional talents, diverse talents, complementary perspectives and visions, and lots of training and trainers. In conclusion, A talent cultivation strategy is essential to the digital society we desire, and it is decided that we must reverse it urgently.
*** Mónica Espinosa He is an expert in cyber security and Premio Nacional de Ingeniería Informática 2026.
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