Campus Shield: SİBERAY & SDU Event Held at the Faculty

The final on-campus event of “Campus Shield: SİBERAY & SDU”, a social responsibility project implemented across different faculties of Süleyman Demirel University (SDU) over an eight-week period, was held at the University.

Organised in cooperation with SDU’s Social Contribution and Stakeholder Relations Coordination Office and the Cybercrime Division of the Isparta Provincial Police Department, the event addressed risks encountered in the digital environment and measures that can be taken to protect against them.

The programme took place in the Conference Hall of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Participants included SDU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Gençtürk, Isparta Public Prosecutor İsmail Dağdaş, Social Contribution and Stakeholder Relations Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yıldız Mutlu Yıldız, and students.

Sercan Düden, a digital forensics specialist from the Cybercrime Division of the Isparta Provincial Police Department, provided information about cyber-enabled fraud, safe internet use, cyberbullying and technology addiction.

The presentation covered methods of fraud that have become increasingly prevalent, including illegal betting schemes, phishing, fraudulent call centres, investment scams and advance-payment fraud. Students were informed that fraudsters often use personal information to establish trust before exploiting their victims. Particular attention was drawn to the serious legal consequences of renting or lending out bank accounts, as account holders may themselves be regarded as participants in a criminal offence.

Isparta Public Prosecutor İsmail Dağdaş then discussed the legal dimensions of cybercrime. He cautioned that offences related to illegal betting and the renting of bank accounts may remain less visible because those involved often do not file complaints. He stressed, however, that the absence of a complaint does not mean that an offence has not been committed.

At the end of the programme, the speakers were thanked for their contributions and presented with gifts. According to the event announcement, the “Campus Shield: SİBERAY & SDU” project was scheduled to conclude in its ninth week with events in Eğirdir and Yalvaç.