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Latvia | ICT Regulations & Cybersecurity

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Latvia’s cybersecurity framework strengthened alongside rising incident volumes, supported by EU-aligned regulation, expanding cybersecurity market size, and high national cybersecurity readiness scores within the EU.

  • In 2025, Latvia recorded 709 cyber incidents, increasing 28% compared with Q2 2024, reflecting growing exposure linked to expanded digital usage and evolving AI-related vulnerabilities. || Source: CERT.LV
    + Compared to the EU average of 21.5% in 2023, 15% of Latvian enterprises experienced ICT security incidents, similar to Lithuania (15%) and below Estonia’s 21%. || Source: LSM
  • Furthermore, in 2024 Latvia adopted the National Cyber Security Law, aligning national cybersecurity governance with EU-wide requirements. || Source: Ministry of Defence
    + Additionally, Latvia’s cybersecurity market is projected at €31.2 million in 2025, growing 6.8% annually to 2030, with a national cybersecurity score of 85.8 in 2023, below Estonia’s 96.7. || Source: NCSI
  • And in 2018, Latvia adopted the Personal Data Processing Law to align national data protection regulation with the EU General Data Protection Regulation framework. || Source: EU-REP