aspg-2-4302-1791416972 20261007234932 American Scientific Publishing Group admin@americaspg.com American Scientific Publishing Group Journal of Cybersecurity and Information Management JCIM 2769-7851 2690-6775 2026 18 1 Belén Vila Osores Universidad Científica del Sur, Perú This article is part of an exhaustive study that aspired to determine the relationship between cybercrime and digital competence in sixth-cycle undergraduate students at a public university in Lima. The hypothesis was a sincere relationship between the two variables. The methodology applied is a quantitative, basic, correlational approach with a non-experimental cross-sectional design. The results reflected a medium positive correlation between cybercrime and digital competence, with a Kendall's Tau-b coefficient of 0.585 and a significance level of 0.000 (p < 0.05). In conclusion, it was evident that greater digital competence is associated with greater exposure to cybercrime risks, suggesting the need to implement educational strategies aimed at strengthening digital security in the university environment. 2026 14 20 4302 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 10.54216/JCIM.180102 https://www.americaspg.com/journal/2/article/4302 https://www.americaspg.com/storage/61779107128.pdf