As part of Anti-Cybercrime Conference,

Ghada Auf: Online trading among risks that threaten Saudi Arabia in cybercrime conference

Professor Ghada Mahmoud Ouf, a professor of graphic design and assistant education technology in Al-Zulfi College of Education at Al-Majmaa University confirmed that online trading poses a threat to Saudi Arabia in the world of cybercrime.

During the second session of the 2nd International Conference on Anti-Cybercrime, which was organized by King Khalid University in Abha recently, Prof. Ghada Ouf indicated that one of the methods used by illegal trading companies is to use aliases for large companies in the Kingdom, such as using Aramco's name. A site of the same name (armcofx.com), to convince the victim as a trading company of its own.

She also recommended the creation of a specialized institute for e-crime, which will provide courses for police investigators and the investigation and prosecution agency, which will enable them to know how to receive the complaint, how to confront it and investigate it. She called the Saudi Telecommunications for intensifying efforts and to adapt the facts to restrict the usage of technology only for the good of the people.

Dr. Ghada called for toughening penalties for impersonation, slander, defamation, hacking, theft of e-mail, personal data, etc. she also advised those who would like to enter the field of online trading companies to verify their identity and review them, search for the company and what is said about it, and if these companies are subject to regulatory bodies in the same country, not online, or not.

She stressed the definition of these crimes and spread warning of them through lectures and workshops dealing with the dangers and threats. The parties that are concerned with cybercrime should be keen on implementing strategies and integrated security solutions in the fight against cyber crimes. The role of social networks means should be activated, too, to detect this kind of crime. Moreover, Infographics on how to detect and avoid cyber crime should be designed and broadcasted through social networks, and impose a fine and punishment on those who trade online.