Cybersecurity has become an area of the highest strategic importance in the face of increasingly complex and systemic threats. Security is a fundamental pillar of society, a shared responsibility, and a key driver of innovation, competitiveness, and digital trust.
Strengthening security in the digital environment requires a comprehensive approach that combines anticipation, prevention, protection, response, and resilience. Businesses and public entities must have the necessary resources to advance their digital transformation securely and respond to constantly evolving risks.
In this context, telecommunications operators play a strategic role. Advanced connectivity, secure communications, and digital capabilities developed for civilian purposes are increasingly being applied to security and defence, fostering innovation in dual-use technologies and reinforcing the need for cooperation between the public and private sectors.
This dual nature makes it possible to leverage technologies, infrastructure, and capabilities developed and deployed at commercial scale to also address security and defence needs, accelerating innovation and supporting more scalable and interoperable solutions.
In addition, operators provide advanced cybersecurity capabilities and threat intelligence, as well as essential technologies for protecting communications and information. Their expertise, scale, and technological capabilities make them key partners for businesses, public administration, and the defence ecosystem.
Telefónica helps strengthen the security of governments, public administrations, and companies by leveraging its experience in protecting critical and corporate infrastructures, its specialised professionals, and its technological and operational capabilities.
In the defence sector, these capabilities extend to areas such as private 5G networks, cyber resilience, and command-and-control platforms, contributing to the development of secure communications and technological solutions tailored to critical environments.
The company continuously enhances its security solutions and incorporates advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum-resistant cryptography to anticipate new risks and strengthen the protection of its customers.
Likewise, Telefónica has an extensive network of technology partners and actively participates in threat intelligence sharing, a collaboration that is essential for improving prevention and response to incidents and contributing to the fight against cybercrime.
Digital Security
POSITION PAPER 2025
Our proposal
Ensure a Strong and Sustainable Telecommunications Sector
Recognise the strategic importance of the telecommunications sector.
Recognise the costs associated with maintaining secure and resilient telecommunications infrastructure.
Adopt a modernised regulatory framework and a forward-looking competition policy that strengthens the foundations of the sector.Boost Investment in Security, Resilience and Dual-Use Technologies
Increase public funding and provide tax incentives.
Support the deployment of essential technologies that enhance resilience.
Strengthen public procurement as a strategic lever to drive technological innovation and resilience.Implement a Simplified, Proportionate, Coherent and Risk-Based Regulatory and Standards Framework
Promote cybersecurity best practices alongside the development of minimum standards.
Streamline the fragmented landscape of security requirements and reporting obligations.
Ensure that all regulatory obligations are evidence-based, risk-based, and proportionate.Foster the Development of Technology and Cybersecurity Skills While Raising Awareness
Invest in education and training.
Encourage lifelong learning and upskilling.
Support awareness-raising campaigns.Improve Coordination on Cyber Intelligence, Defence, Deterrence and the Fight Against Cybercrime by Increasing Resources
Strengthen coordination between the public and private sectors.
Enhance multilateral cooperation.
