Computer crimes in Ecuador according to the COIP: documentary analysis

Abstract

This article is focused on a documentary analysis about computer crimes with the highest frequency rates in Ecuador and the sanctions established in the COIP, which is a compendium of legal rules of a penitentiary nature, that is, a legislative compendium that institutes crimes and penalties under Ecuadorian prison regulations. For the development of this work, a theoretical description of each of the computer crimes and the penalties established in the regulation is included, as well as describing what are the most common purposes at the time of carrying out these crimes and the technological mechanisms used in them. To conclude, it is investigated what methods or what proposals the national state has to ensure the security and confidentiality of information in each of the public or private institutions, in addition to analyzing whether our country has specialized agencies or laws that manage to give due defense. to the multiple computer systems and citizens who are victims of these crimes.