📋 Tender Overview
More than 390 public and private entities participated, consolidating Simac as one of the most relevant cybersecurity exercises in the region.With the objective of strengthening the preparation of the country against digital threats, the presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), through the Ministry of Government and Digital Transformation (SGTD), carried out the second international drill of cyber attacks (SIMAC) 2025.
This exercise brought together 392 organizations from various sectors, including ministries, state entities, and companies in the financial sectors, health, telecommunications, transport, retail and energy.
The SIMAC 2025 consisted of high complexity technical exercises that simulated real cyber attack scenarios, such as commitments in the supply chain, malware infections, unauthorized remote accesses, attacks on the operating system and vulnerability to mobile devices. The main objective was to evaluate the level of institutional preparation and test the prevention, detection and response protocols against cyber incidents.
During the drill, the National Digital Security Center (CNSD) made real time monitoring of defensive actions, identified gaps and documented the lessons learned. This information will be the basis for a technical report with personalized recommendations to strengthen the cybersecurity capabilities of each participating entity. In addition, the presence of national and international experts contributed to raising digital resilience standards in the country.
This edition tripled the participation with respect to that carried out in 2024, which summoned 102 organizations and 360 specialists. On this occasion, 246 public and 146 private entities were added, consolidating Simac as one of the most relevant cybersecurity exercises in the region.
With this initiative, the PCM reaffirms its commitment to the protection of digital sovereignty, the strengthening of citizen confidence and the modernization of the State, promoting a culture of safe, collaborative and resilient digital governance.
Lima, July 12, 2025
Institutional Press and Image Office
