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LLAMAS COVARRUBIAS, Jersain Zadamig. Cybersecurity in Mexico: An In-Depth Analysis of a Fragmented Regulatory Landscape. Mex. law rev [online]. 2025, vol.18, n.1, pp.69-115.  Epub 28-Mayo-2025. ISSN 2448-5306.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24485306e.2025.1.19686.

Mexico’s cybersecurity regulatory framework remains highly fragmented, as it comprises discrete provisions on cybercrime, national security, and data protection without forming a cohesive whole. Although progress has been made in criminal statutes and intelligence capacities, the lack of a unified cybersecurity law weakens enforcement consistency and interagency collaboration. This article offers a comprehensive analysis on existing regulatory instruments, legislative proposals from 2015 to 2025, and relevant international treaties, including the Budapest Convention and the newly adopted United Nations Convention against Cybercrime. The findings reveal persistent gaps and overlaps that hamper effective detection, mitigation, and prosecution of cyber threats, disproportionately affecting critical infrastructure and SMEs. Political disputes over surveillance powers, privacy safeguards, and alignment with global frameworks have repeatedly stalled efforts to pass integrated legislation. Further complicating the landscape, rapid technological developments such as generative artificial intelligence pose new challenges to threat detection and incident response. Nevertheless, partial alignment with international standards under the USMCA and improved global cybersecurity indices signal growing awareness of the need for more cohesive governance. The article concludes by advocating the enactment of a dedicated cybersecurity statute, separate from broader security measures, to harmonize definitions, clarify institutional mandates, and foster public-private collaboration. Enhanced interagency coordination and multi-stakeholder engagement are crucial for boosting national resilience and advancing an adaptive, rights-based approach to cybersecurity.

Palabras llave : cybersecurity regulation; fragmented framework; digital infrastructure; international standards.

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