Open AccessCyber Security Awareness Among University Students: A Case Study
Author(s) -
Adamu Abdullahi Garba,
Maheyzah Binti Sirat,
Siti Hajar,
Ibrahim Bukar Dauda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science proceedings series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-9467
pISSN - 2663-9459
DOI - 10.31580/sps.v2i1.1320
Subject(s) - enthusiasm , security awareness , computer security , computer science , cyber threats , information security , psychology , social psychology
This Case Study reports the preliminary results of a quantitative survey aimed to identify students' awareness and enthusiasm to learn cybersecurity in Nigerian Universities. The objective of the survey was to see how students in this developing country are aware of cyber-attacks and how they can mitigate the attacks and to find out if cybersecurity awareness program is part of the University program. The preliminary results indicated that the students claimed to have basic cybersecurity knowledge, but are not aware of how to protect their data. It also appears that most Universities do not have an active cybersecurity awareness program to improve students' knowledge on how to protect themselves from any threats. The surveyed students also show interest in learning more about cybersecurity.