Verified cyberincident context · Uruguay / CERTuy 2024
Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
Market context — not industry-specific evidence
Uruguay CERTuy statistics context (Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, published 2025-01-23) states that CERTuy detected and responded to 14,264 information-security incidents in 2024, a 65% increase compared with the same period in 2023. The source states this increase is explained by factors including global incident growth, new detection methodologies, new threat-analysis use cases, and strengthened monitoring systems in state agencies. Of these incidents, 0.48% were classified as high or very high severity. Incident categories for 2024: information collection 44.87%, information security 17.75%, malware 9%, attempted intrusion 7.33%, intrusion 7.27%, system unavailability 2.41%, vulnerable 1.57%, fraud 0.90%, and other 2%. Category shares are source-reported values and may not sum to 100%. These figures apply to CERTuy detected/responded incidents only and must not be presented as all cyber incidents in Uruguay, total Uruguayan business incident prevalence, or industry-specific evidence.
Information-security incidents detected and responded to by CERTuy — Uruguay 2024
- Information-security incidents detected and responded to by CERTuy in 2024
- 14,264
- Unit
- information-security incidents detected and responded to by CERTuy in 2024
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
Q4 2024 statistics published 2025-01-23. This value refers to CERTuy detected/responded incidents and is not a count of all cyber incidents in Uruguay.
CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident context only. The 14,264 value refers to incidents detected and responded to by CERTuy in 2024 and must not be presented as all cyber incidents in Uruguay or total Uruguayan business incident prevalence. Not industry-specific evidence.
Year-on-year increase in CERTuy detected/responded incidents — Uruguay 2024
- 65% increase in CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 compared with the same period in 2023
- 65%
- Unit
- percent increase in CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 compared with the same period in 2023
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
The source states this increase is explained by factors including global incident growth, new detection methodologies, new threat-analysis use cases, and strengthened monitoring systems in state agencies.
CERTuy 2024 information-security incident year-on-year increase context only. The 65% increase is explained by the source-stated factors listed above and must not be presented as proof that Uruguay-wide cyber risk increased by 65%. Not industry-specific evidence.
High or very high severity incident share — CERTuy Uruguay 2024
- 0.48% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 classified as high or very high severity
- 0.48%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 classified as high or very high severity
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
CERTuy 2024 severity distribution context only. The 0.48% value refers to the share of CERTuy detected/responded incidents classified as high or very high severity and must not be presented as the share of all-Uruguay high-severity incidents or industry-specific evidence.
CERTuy incident-category distribution — Uruguay 2024
- Information collection — 44.87% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 44.87%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as information collection
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
- Information security — 17.75% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 17.75%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as information security
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
- Malware — 9% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 9%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as malware
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
- Attempted intrusion — 7.33% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 7.33%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as attempted intrusion
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
- Intrusion — 7.27% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 7.27%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as intrusion
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
- System unavailability — 2.41% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 2.41%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as system unavailability
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
- Vulnerable — 1.57% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 1.57%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as vulnerable
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
- Fraud — 0.90% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 0.9%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as fraud
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
- Other — 2% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024
- 2%
- Unit
- percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as other
- Period
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context.
- Scope
- Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context
CERTuy 2024 incident-category distribution context only. All category percentage values apply only to CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024; category shares are source-reported values and may not sum to 100%. Must not be presented as all-Uruguay attack prevalence, all-business prevalence, or industry-specific evidence.
Source: CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025
Scope: CERTuy (Centro Nacional de Respuesta a Incidentes de Seguridad Informatica) statistics published 2025-01-23. The 14,264 value refers to incidents detected and responded to by CERTuy in 2024 and must not be presented as all cyber incidents in Uruguay or total Uruguayan business incident prevalence. The 65% increase is explained by global incident growth, new detection methodologies, new threat-analysis use cases, and strengthened monitoring systems in state agencies; it must not be presented as proof that Uruguay-wide cyber risk increased by 65%. The 0.48% value refers to the severity share of CERTuy incidents only and must not be presented as the share of all-Uruguay high-severity incidents. The category percentage values apply only to CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024; category shares are source-reported values and may not sum to 100%. These figures do not measure total Uruguayan business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence, population-wide victimisation rates, all-sector incident totals, industry-specific evidence, compliance achievement, certification, or security outcomes.
Methodology: Official CERTuy (Centro Nacional de Respuesta a Incidentes de Seguridad Informatica) statistics published 2025-01-23. The admitted indicators describe CERTuy 2024 detected and responded information-security incidents, year-on-year increase, severity distribution, and incident-category distribution. The 14,264 value refers to incidents detected and responded to by CERTuy in 2024 and must not be presented as all cyber incidents in Uruguay or total Uruguayan business incident prevalence. The 65% increase is explained by factors including global incident growth, new detection methodologies, new threat-analysis use cases, and strengthened monitoring systems in state agencies; it must not be presented as proof that Uruguay-wide cyber risk increased by 65%. The 0.48% value refers to the share of CERTuy incidents classified as high or very high severity and must not be presented as the share of all-Uruguay high-severity incidents. The category percentage values apply only to CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 and must not be presented as all-Uruguay attack prevalence, all-business prevalence, or industry-specific evidence. Category shares are source-reported values and may not sum to 100%. Do not present any admitted indicator as total Uruguayan business incident prevalence, hidden incident prevalence, population-wide victimisation rate, all-sector incident rate, all-Uruguay cyberattack volume, industry-specific evidence, compliance achievement, certification, proof of security, or guaranteed protection.
Accessible data table
| Metric | Value | Source | Scope | Reporting period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information-security incidents detected and responded to by CERTuy in 2024 | 14,264 information-security incidents detected and responded to by CERTuy in 2024 | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| 65% increase in CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 compared with the same period in 2023 | 65% percent increase in CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 compared with the same period in 2023 | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| 0.48% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 classified as high or very high severity | 0.48% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 classified as high or very high severity | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| Information collection — 44.87% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 44.87% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as information collection | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| Information security — 17.75% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 17.75% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as information security | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| Malware — 9% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 9% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as malware | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| Attempted intrusion — 7.33% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 7.33% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as attempted intrusion | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| Intrusion — 7.27% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 7.27% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as intrusion | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| System unavailability — 2.41% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 2.41% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as system unavailability | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| Vulnerable — 1.57% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 1.57% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as vulnerable | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| Fraud — 0.90% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 0.9% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as fraud | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |
| Other — 2% of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 | 2% percent of CERTuy detected/responded incidents in 2024 categorised as other | CERTuy, Estadisticas de incidentes de seguridad de la informacion en 2024, 2025 | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 information-security incident context | Uruguay CERTuy 2024 detected/responded information-security incident, year-on-year comparison, severity distribution, and incident-category context. |