According to the most recent reports from the Ministry of Interior, a large percentage of computer crimes committed in Spain correspond to fraud. By analysing the components that are involved in such crimes, we find that a primary component is participation, whether that be in a voluntary or involuntary and unnoticed way, as it is with some of the victims. We then analyse a proposal to incorporate instructional components within the academic frameworks of several degrees in computer science, with the aim that the new professionals in such areas can become educators for and leaders of the prevention against cybercrimes and thus increase protection for both individuals and institutions against attempts of deception and other computer crimes.
Yáñez et al. (2026) studied this question.