The Minister of Mobility and Digital TransformationJosé Luis Sanz Merino, today visited the facilities of the Security Operations Center (SOC), located in Valladolid Boecillo Technology Parkwhere he has reaffirmed the Board’s commitment to advance and improve cybersecurity. In fact, this year the investment in this area doubled, going from 800,000 to 1.8 million euros annually, all with the aim of strengthening technological infrastructures and monitoring services, detection and response to incidents.
“Cybersecurity is not just a technical issue, it is a guarantee for the citizenand every time someone uses a digital service of the Board, they have the right to know that their data is protected and that behind it there is a team that works every day to keep it safe,” highlighted the counselor, for whom the SOC is an “essential” service for the protection of the technological systems of the autonomous Administration and the personal data of citizens.
Sanz Merino pointed out that the new SOC contract, awarded for a total amount of 7.26 million euros for the next four years, will allow improving continuous surveillance capacity, early detection of threats and coordinated response to cyber attacks. “This investment places us at the level of current challenges, because the threats are increasingly sophisticated and we cannot let our guard down. Castilla y León is taking firm steps to guarantee a modern and secure administration,” he added.
Likewise, he assured that Castilla y León is building a responsible digitalization model, which combines innovation with security. “Protecting data is protecting people”he pointed out.
Regional cybersecurity ecosystem
On the other hand, the Board promotes the creation of a regional ecosystem specialized in cybersecurity, which involves companies, universities and technology centers.
Castilla y León participates in the RED-ARGOS project, within the RETECH program, with a budget of 14.3 million euros that is financed by the European Next Generation EU funds, aimed at strengthening regional technological capabilities and promoting the adoption of cybersecurity in companies.
Likewise, the Supercomputing Center of Castilla y León (SCAYLE) develops pioneering projects in secure quantum communications, together with universities and INCIBE, to advance the protection of data and the critical infrastructures of the future.
Almost 19,000 alerts
The SOC of the Government of Castilla y León is part of the National Network of Security Operations Centers, promoted by the National Cryptology Center (CCN) and has the gold level of integration, the highest granted by this entity.
Thanks to this collaboration, the regional SOC Share information and intelligence on cyber threats with other public organizations, improves response capacity and participates in pilot projects such as new traffic probes that incorporate artificial intelligence technologies to improve the detection of attacks.
In 2024, the SOC managed more than 18,900 security alerts, which resulted in 1,590 incidents, a figure that reflects both the increase in digital activity and the effectiveness of the detection systems implemented.