Risks Outpace Security in Mexico’s Smart Factories: Cyber Week

As factories modernize without tailored security frameworks, the gap between innovation and protection grows wider, placing supply chains at risk. Meanwhile, Mexico Business joined the Alianza México Ciberseguro (AMCS), signaling an institutional push to embed cybersecurity into national digital growth strategies. 

In international news, the threat landscape intensified. Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack, while AMD disclosed a vulnerability echoing the notorious Meltdown flaw, raising concerns for data centers.

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Mexico 

Mexico Business Joins Cyber Alliance to Boost Digital Security

In a move to bolster the digital security environment, Mexico Business has formally joined the Alianza Mexico Ciberseguro (AMCS). This partnership represents an explicit commitment to collaborate on developing and implementing initiatives that promote a more secure, reliable, and resilient digital ecosystem for organizations and society.

Cyberrisks Rise as Mexico’s Factories Embrace IoT, M2M Tech

Mexico’s manufacturing sector is undergoing an unprecedented technological expansion driven by the adoption of machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and the Internet of Things (IoT). However, this integration of connected devices is occurring without the parallel development of a tailored cybersecurity framework, exposing companies to critical vulnerabilities that threaten the integrity of their operations and supply chains, reports IDC.

International

Global DDoS Attacks Reach Record 7.3 Tbps 

A Cloudflare report reveals that the company mitigated a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that reached a record volume of 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps). Beyond volume, the report highlights a 68% increase in ransomware-related DDoS attacks, where attackers extort money from companies. For any Mexican company that relies on e-commerce or online services, this trend represents a significant threat to business continuity.

AMD Discloses CPU Flaw Similar to Meltdown, Spectre 

AMD issues a security advisory on a new hardware vulnerability called "Transient Scheduler Attacks" (TSA), which affects a wide range of its EPYC and Ryzen processors used in data centers and desktops. Similar to the infamous Meltdown and Spectre flaws, TSA could allow an attacker to access sensitive information. Its presence in data center-grade processors is a significant concern for cloud service providers and large corporations, underscoring the need for a security approach that spans from the silicon up.

Microsoft Patches Critical "Propagable" Flaw in Windows 

Microsoft released one of the most serious security alerts of the year, a fix for vulnerability CVE-2025-47981, a remote code execution (RCE) flaw with a criticality score of 9.8 out of 10. What makes this flaw exceptionally dangerous is its "propagable" nature, meaning it could self-propagate across a network without user interaction, similar to the infamous WannaCry and NotPetya worms. Microsoft considers its exploitation "more likely," making application of this patch a top priority for nearly all enterprises.

SAP Issues Emergency Patch for Vulnerability Rated CVSS 10.0 

SAP released a patch for vulnerability CVE-2025-30012, which received the highest possible risk score: 10.0 out of 10. This critical flaw, located in the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) module, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to take full control of the system. Given the dependence of large Mexican companies on SAP for their supply chain operations, this vulnerability represents an immediate and serious threat to their core business.