Determinación de las fuerzas motrices de la ciberdelincuencia en América Latina y el Caribe.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine the driving forces of cybercrime in Latin America and the Caribbean, for which we sought to establish solid theoretical foundations, apply the best econometric model for estimating the variables and provide conclusions relevant to the context of the study. Five hypotheses were proposed: economic, social, political, technological and cybersecurity factors. In representation of the section of the continent, data were taken from 31 representative countries with similar economic and social characteristics. The econometric model used in this research was multiple linear regression. As a source of information, the databases of the World Bank, Global Data Lab and Firehol's IP lists, Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) and National Cybersecurity Index (NSCI) were used. Similarly, of the nineteen variables proposed by the theoretical framework, only the variables per capita income, regulatory quality, corruption control, secure Internet servers, people using the Internet, fixed broadband subscriptions, national cybersecurity index and level of digital development were significant, highlighting that none of the social factor entered this list. For future research it is expected to find more information on variables explained by the absence of records and updated records of the number of cyber-attacks in recent years.