Cybersecurity actions and protocols for the “Poder Judicial de Buenos Aires – Argentina”

Abstract

This paper explores cybersecurity issues in the technological infrastructure of the Suprema Corte de Justicia de Buenos Aires (SCBA) and proposes actions by and for the staff of the Seguridad y Auditoria Area (SyA). The increasing importance of cybersecurity in the SCBA is highlighted due to the digitization of files, electronic notifications, and remote access. The technological infrastructure of the SCBA experienced a security event at the onset of the COVID19 pandemic, requiring rapid response and forcing the implementation of preventive security strategies, such as enhanced monitoring, reinforcement of security policies, deployment of advanced tools, and the development of a Com-prehensive Information Security Plan. Approved in 2021, this Plan establishes security objectives including risk identification and analysis, the development of a regulatory framework, the creation and implementation of security protocols, ensuring regulatory compliance, and the cross-sectional application of security policy. The goal of this paper is to identify cybersecurity-related problems within the technological infrastructure of the SCBA, to propose actions to be carried out by SyA and other Areas of the Subsecretaría de Tecnología Informática (STI) of the SCBA. These actions are intended to have a cross-cutting effect across all Areas that comprise the STI and its Delegaciones de Tecnología Informática (DTI). The actions taken to guarantee an optimal level of cybersecurity in the technological infrastructure of the SCBA, as well as the implemented policies, are detailed.