Meeting among students and youth dedicated to preventing crimes in the field of information technology
The National University of Uzbekistan held another educational meeting to raise the legal culture among students and young people, to familiarize them with the dangers and risks arising in the modern information space, and to prevent crimes committed by young people. The event was dedicated to the topic “Crimes committed by young people in the field of information technologies.”
The meeting was actively attended by university management, representatives of relevant sectors, professors, teachers, students, as well as representatives of the media. The main goal of the event is to prevent crimes committed among young people due to the misuse of the Internet and information technologies, increase their legal literacy, and form responsible behavior in the digital space.
During the event, a detailed report was presented by Lieutenant Colonel Farrukh Haydarov, a student of the Master’s degree at the Academy of Internal Affairs, Head of the Department for Coordination of the Activities of Internal Affairs Bodies of Mirzo Ulugbek District of Tashkent. In his speech, he provided detailed information about the types of cybercrime that are most often committed by young people, including personal data theft, fraud through fake pages, illegal access to plastic cards, violations related to software products, and their consequences.
The report also emphasized that, at a time when the possibilities of modern technologies are expanding, every young person needs to be careful in their online activities, learn to protect their personal information, and follow the principles of responsible use of the Internet. One of the main goals of the event was to raise awareness among young people, inform them about various fraud schemes, and encourage them to be legally literate.
At the end of the meeting, students asked questions of interest to them and received detailed answers from experts on current issues in the field. The event was important in strengthening the legal knowledge of students and young people, instilling in them a culture of cybersecurity, and in the direction of prevention.