Análisis de los ataques cibernéticos en la banca ecuatoriana: Mapeo sistemático

Abstract

A cyber attack is considered as an unauthorized attempt to a programmable network, cyber attacks to Ecuadorian banks allowed to extract information from their customers using malware designed to create online threats, damage or exploit any service or network equipment. Thus, the objective of this study focuses on describing and identifying the vulnerabilities of Ecuadorian virtual banks caused by cyberattacks between 2014 and 2022, allowing us to make our own recommendations to improve network security. Due to the qualitative nature of the study, we selected a descriptive case study that analyzed the scale of cyberattacks. Cyber-attacks in the year 2021 occupy the fifth place in terms of risk, becoming a new problem for both public and private sectors, with the presence of vulnerabilities in Ecuador's virtual banking, where key institutions receive funds to strengthen these weaknesses.