Therefore, cybersecurity has ceased to be an IT issue and has become a critical operational variable in the electricity sector.
With digitalization and remote operation, we have increased efficiency, but also exposure. Every point of connectivity becomes a point of risk.
A failure is not just technical. It can generate:
🔹 loss of operational control
🔹 unavailability of assets
🔹 damage to high-value equipment
🔹 emergency costs and multimillion-dollar penalties
In other words: a direct impact on revenue, predictability, and reliability.
Even so, a large part of the market treats cybersecurity as an accessory layer and not as part of the operation.
At Cotesa, the logic is different.
Cybersecurity is born alongside the operation. It is in the architecture, in the controls, in the way we structure our operations center, and in the discipline with which we handle access, data, and decisions.
We understand that operating third-party assets requires more than technical efficiency; it demands responsibility for risks that directly impact the partner's business.
Because, in an interconnected system, risk is never isolated.
The question is: is this risk already being treated as part of the operation… or is it still being underestimated?
