International Scientific Conference XVIII Days of Criminal Sciences “Contemporary Challenges in Cyber Security”

At the Faculty of Criminalistics, Criminology and Security Studies, the International Scientific Conference - 18th Days of Criminal Sciences “Contemporary Challenges in Cyber Security” began on Thursday, 3 October 2019, organized to mark the Faculty Day.

The Conference was opened by the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšić, who emphasized that this topic is extremely important for the whole world because we live in an age of informatics revolution, an era that has brought about great changes globally, and even in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"The fact is that the development of technology has facilitated the life of modern society, but has also contributed to the development of a new form of crime - cybercrime. Cybercrime is one of the greatest dangers in the modern world, and this danger does not bypass us in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well.” He said he was convinced that all security entities in our country are making their maximum contribution, keeping up with cyber challenges that are facing Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the contemporary challenges in the cyber world require the support and experience of others.
“Bosnia and Herzegovina will make the best progress in becoming a member of NATO and the European Union in its daily fight against all forms of crime and corruption, including easier control of cybercrime,” said Presidency Chairman Željko Komšić.

University of Sarajevo Rector, Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj emphasized that this year's conference theme is very actual and certainly requires a serious and studious approach.
“The phenomenon of cybercrime, which has seen its expansion in the rapid development of computer and information systems, is a great challenge for the modern world. Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing forms of crime both globally and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Victims of this type of crime can be literally everyone: from individuals, businesses to state institutions and the military.” said Rector Škrijelj, stating that such conferences at the international level are extremely important in order to offer solutions and answers as well as, at the moment, cyber security policies models.

In addition to the participants with scientific papers, the International Scientific Conference “Criminal Science Days” brought together participants from academia, law enforcement agencies, criminal justice systems, private security firms, as well as from the non-governmental sector from across the region. The conference will discuss criminal, criminological, security, legal, victim, sociological, psychological and other aspects of cyber security, and more than 60 authors have submitted their papers to attend the conference. The authors come from different countries, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Northern Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo and the United States of America.
The introductory plenary lecture was delivered by Dr. Itamara Lochard, Cyber Police Studies Research Director, Director of the Cyber Center of Excellence at George Mason University, United States.