The Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Technology in cooperation with the University Follow-up Department held an awareness lecture on the reality of cybercrime and combating electronic extortion on Monday 18/2/2019 at the Tigris Hall.

The lecture was delivered by a cadre from the Ministry of Interior, including Major General Dr. Saad Maan, Director of Relations and Information of the Ministry of Interior and a number of officers specialized in the field of cybercrime.

The lecture focused on ways to immunize students and youth against cases of extortion through social media, smart phones and how to combat extortion.

In the lecture, he discussed the definition of cybercrime, types of crimes, cybercrime and hitting official websites that belong to government institutions and departments.

The lecture was attended by Prof. Dr. Dari Yousif Mahmoud, head of the department and assistants and heads of scientific branches and a large collection of professors and staff members of the department.