The subdelegate of the Government in Ourense, Eladio Santos, today highlighted the importance of public-private collaboration to improve cybersecurity in all areas of society. It did so during the institutional inauguration of the annual OurenSEC cybersecurity conference, held this morning at the Faculty of Informatics of the Ourense Campus of the University of Vigo and in which the mayor of the city, Gonzalo Pérez Jácome, also participated.
In his speech, Eladio Santos urged all institutions, both public and private, to get involved in digital security to neutralize the risks of new technologies. “Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility, a practice that the whole of society must become aware of, from large companies to small ones; from public administrations to citizens in their daily lives,” he said.
In this regard, the subdelegate highlighted the relevance of events such as OurenSEC to “strengthen the common shield” that society needs in the face of digital threats. “Technological security requires a critical attitude and small gestures like a strong password, but it also requires investment, training and collaboration,” he said.
In addition, Eladio Santos highlighted the commitment of the Government of Spain to cybersecurity, as shown by the work done by the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE), with tools and resources such as phone 017, a free and confidential line to receive advice for possible frauds or doubts in the digital environment, both for companies and individuals.
The deputy delegate also thanked the State Security Forces and Bodies for the role they play against cybercrime, one of their main challenges. In fact, he added, in the city of Ourense cybercrime grew by 7.3% in 2025 compared to the previous year.
OurenSEC Program
The annual OurenSEC event on cybersecurity brings together computer science and law in this edition for the first time with nine lectures, in morning and afternoon sessions, in the main classroom of the Superior School of Computer Engineering of the Ourense Campus. The first talks were “The Prosecutor and Cybercrime”, by the cybercrime prosecutor Miguel Ángel Ruiz; “Digital data gaps”, by the deputy of the AEPD Francisco Pérez Bes, and “Malo sera...”, by the CEO of DLTCode, Fernando Mairata de Anduiza.
Then, it was the turn of the first sergeant head of the teams @ of the Civil Guard of Ourense, Antonio Vázquez Saburido, with the conference "The importance of Digital Evidence"; followed by another one entitled "The digital young adult. Victims and perpetrators of cybercrime”, by the inspector of the National Police Force Chief of the Technology Crime Investigation Brigade (BIT), José Manuel Araujo Fernández.
Already in the afternoon, Cybersecurity expert Antonio Fernandes will talk about “Things from a future past”, followed by the director of Industrial Cybersecurity Laboratories at InprOTech, José A. Cascallana, with “Economy of Cibecrimen”. The next was the lawyer Manuela Fernández Cougil, with the talk “The union makes strength. Lawyers and computer scientists together against cybercrime”, and finally, the CEO of CQe-Solutions, Diego Cid Merino, addressed “Digital Identity – Digital Certificates, ID and other options”.