The Center for Citizen Cybersecurity signs Marlon Molina, top 25 in cybersecurity in Europe

On March 24, the Center for Citizen Cybersecurity(CCC) was launched in the Dominican Republic. It is backed by the Universidad del Caribe (UNICARIBE) and with agreements with international and national agencies to focus on skills related to citizen cybersecurity.

On the occasion of the Center’s launch, the “Cybersecurity Report 2025: Vulnerability and Maturity Challenges for Closing Gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean”, prepared by the OAS and the IDB, was presented for the first time in the Dominican Republic.

“We have to focus on the population, on citizenship, if we educate and are able to provide skills for a cybersafe society we will be contributing to the advancement of a modern, technological and safer country”, stated Marlon Molina, director of the CCC during his speech, “on average countries are losing 1.6% of their GDP, which is not only stolen from the population and companies, but also leaves the country, it is lost from the national economy” Molina pointed out.

The Citizen Cybersecurity Center aspires to become a national and regional reference, promoting a digital culture based on responsibility, the protection of citizens’ rights and the ethical use of technology, aimed at connecting evidence, innovation and citizen action, so that the development and implementation of new technologies contribute to strengthening educational systems in the face of the opportunities and threats of cyberspace.

Among the main projects, a citizenship education program will be deployed in secondary education institutions supported by the Alert the TVSeries, the first film production dedicated to cybersecurity, where stories based on real life are told to help learn how to defend oneself and how to act in different situations related to digital life.

The presentation of the CCC was attended by senior officials from institutions such as the Ministry of Education, the National Police, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Senate, the National Cybersecurity Center, the OAS, the European Union Parliament, and the Armed Forces, among others. In particular, the speech of Carlos Leonardo, director of the National Cybersecurity Center, encouraged cooperation between public agencies and private initiatives to improve cybersecurity in a country that is leading such initiatives in the region.