Bogota named AcceliGOV winner for its cybersecurity vision

International non-profit Leading Cities and tech firm Blacksands have named Bogota, Colombia as the winner of the 2020 AcceliGOV competition.

Through the annual contest, municipalities worldwide compete for a pre-paid trial of an expert-vetted solution. Bogota will receive a one-year, no-cost pilot of a cybersecurity solution from Blacksands, which in October 2019 was selected from over 500 applications as the winner of Leading Cities’ AcceliCITY competition.

The solution offers increased protection from cyber-attacks by securing remote devices, including VPN connections – of which Bogota has over 200.

Mike Lake, president and CEO of Leading Cities, told Cities Today: “One of the ma...