BÜSİBER, the Management Information Systems Cybersecurity Center at Boğaziçi University, was established on December 1, 2016, as a project supported by the Istanbul Development Agency (İSTKA), with Prof. Dr. Bilgin Metin serving as Principal Investigator.

Our primary objectives are to advance academic research in applied cybersecurity, cultivate a highly qualified cybersecurity workforce, contribute to the cybersecurity capacity of public institutions, and emphasize the importance of indigenous cybersecurity solutions.

To achieve these goals, we conduct and publish peer-reviewed research on cybersecurity governance, risk management, and human factors in information security; organize free cybersecurity camps for university students; provide training programs for public institutions; and host summits that bring together domestic cybersecurity solution providers, academia, non-governmental organizations, and public institutions. Since 2017, we have also offered professional consulting and training services to public and private sector organizations, both to ensure the sustainability of our activities and to support applied cybersecurity research that provides academic answers to real-world sectoral problems.