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The extinction of the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI) threatens the security of the National Transparency Platform, a critical digital asset that houses billions of government records and sensitive personal data. Although the infrastructure has successfully withstood hundreds of millions of annual cyberattack attempts thanks to recently contracted security services, the lack of clarity regarding its future management and drastic budget cuts put the continuity of this protection at risk. There is a legal and technical vacuum concerning which authority will assume these responsibilities, leaving uncertain the preservation of the platform’s integrity during the transition. This scenario poses a significant danger to citizens, as the platform not only contains public information but also private clinical histories and financial data requested under the law. A possible disruption of perimeter security services or the absence of a clear administrative protocol could expose Mexicans to massive data breaches. The relevance to open data lies in the fact that effective transparency depends on trust in the security of the systems that host it; without robust guarantees, the right to access information is compromised by technical vulnerabilities. The article highlights that the erosion of autonomous transparency mechanisms not only weakens institutions but also creates operational gaps that can be exploited, affecting the availability and reliability of open data. The management of open data requires institutional stability and adequate resources to maintain cybersecurity against constant threats. The absence of a defined plan to assume these contracts and protect the current infrastructure represents a setback for information governance, demonstrating that data protection is as crucial as its publication.

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Published on 2025-01-04

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