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This report examines the recent increase in violent crime and terrorism in Colombia, and its impact on private-sector operations.

This report examines the varying degrees of cybercrime and government cybersecurity in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and the impact of rising cyberattack rates on the private sector in these nations.

In February, the U.S. government designated eight Latin American transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) and specially designated global terrorists (SDGT). This report aims t...

OSAC’s Program Office launched this Business Travel SOP and Executive Protection survey to gain a better understanding of the security standard operating procedures (SOPs) of OSAC members in country, and whether these SO...

COP16 will be held in Cali, Colombia, from Oct. 21-Nov. 1, 2024. OSAC does not anticipate a high likelihood of terrorist activities during the event. OSAC members attending are most likely to be impacted by street crime...

This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in Latin America and the Caribbean.

OSAC is issuing a new product format, a regular update about topline private-sector security concerns in Latin America. For additional questions or more details, please contact OSAC’s Americas Team.

On August 18, Colombia’s Commerce Minister announced that the government was looking at reopening border crossings with Venezuela. With nearly 1,400 miles of shared border, the two countries face security challenges like...

Private-sector organizations operating in Colombia should be alert to the heightened terrorist threat during election season. The National Liberation Army (ELN) declared an armed strike throughout Colombia until February...

Crime rates in Bogotá have spiked in recent months, with homicides 10% higher and theft 26% higher than 2020. While Bogotá experienced lower crime than expected in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, this spike has exceed...

The recent arrest of the Colombia’s Gulf Clan leader Dario Antonio Úsuga David (alias Otoniel) highlights how Colombia’s major criminal organizations are becoming more fractured and violent. Although this violence poses...

In light of ongoing protests and demonstrations in Colombia, OSAC collected information on how the protests have impacted OSAC members and how further political unrest is expected to impact future operations.

Tens of thousands of protesters continue to demonstrate across the country, especially in Bogotá and Cali, where protests escalated to include arson, vandalism, looting, and violent clashes with police. Protesters have t...

Environmental security is a serious concern throughout South America, particularly in the Amazon basin. Deforestation heavily influences security, especially for natural resource outfits, research and academic institutio...

Three months after OSAC'sGlobal Return to Work survey, Europe has emerged from its first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns and Latin America has become the epicenter of the pandemic. OSAC's Americas team, in conjunction with OS...

By mid-July, Human Rights Watch reported that armed groups in Colombia were violently enforcing COVID-19 lockdowns in eleven of Colombia’s 32 departments. Armed groups were responsible for the murders of 160 human rights...

COVID-19 continues to reshape how organized criminal networks operate in the Caribbean. The evolving economic and health crisis in the region underlies a shift in where and how these criminal networks may challenge priva...

COVID-19 has not only crippled economies around the world, but has also impacted criminal groups and their illicit revenue streams. Criminal organizations across the region are adapting by turning to different crimes suc...

In 2018, the U.S. Department of State introduced the Travel Advisory system. Fifteen months after the system went into effect, the Department has unveiled its first significant modification: the addition of a new, separa...

The following is a summary of key takeaways presented during the ISMA-OSAC Latin America Regional Security Conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 3-5, 2019. The intent of the conference was to inform organ...