The development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is becoming very common throughout society. Therefore, it is a must to protect information assets. In addition to the technological aspect, research continues to confirm the need to enhance security awareness among employees. The objective of this study is to investigate the factors that may impact users' practice and awareness both in the workplace. Specifically, factors such as policy, behavior, training, knowledge of IT and education were tested. In addition, the second objective of this study is to investigate the information security awareness and practice level among the employees. To achieve the study objectives, a quantitative methodology was applied; specifically a survey instrument was developed to measure if each of the key factors has a significant association within the security awareness and practice in the workplace. 202 usable surveys were collected from higher education employees and analyzed using Bivariate/Pearson Correlation to determine the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The findings of the study revealed that there was a positive correlation between policy, behavior, training, knowledge of IT and education with security awareness and practice These results indicated that security awareness and practice level of employees' in the workplace at the middle level. It is hoped that the present study provides an initial step to focus on security training sessions among higher education employees to reflect new knowledge on the importance of security training to increase the knowledge of information security.
The abundance of information available through the internet, mobile applications, and cloud computing has made it convenient for users to access a wide range of information. However, this convenience comes at a cost, as this information is constantly at risk of being compromised by cybercriminals and hackers. While the recognition of the potential dangers of information security is increasing in developed countries, in regions like Libya in North Africa, the level of protection for this information is insufficient. The purpose of this study is to examine the various factors that may influence or affect users' practices and awareness at home. The investigated factors are policy, behavior, training, knowledge of IT, and education. To accomplish the goals of this study, a quantitative methodology was implemented. Specifically, a survey was created to assess the correlation between key factors and security awareness and practices in the home environment. The survey attracted 220 respondents and was analyzed using Bivariate/Pearson Correlation to determine the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The results of the study showed a moderate positive correlation between policy, knowledge of IT, and education with security awareness and practice, but the behavior factor had a low correlation. These results indicate that the security awareness and practice level of employees at home is mostly at a moderate level. It is hoped that the present study provides an initial step in focusing on security training sessions among higher education employees to emphasize the importance of security training and increase knowledge of information security. It is hoped that the findings of this study will serve as a starting point for further research and a focus on providing security information for the public, which will help disseminate new knowledge on the importance of security training and increase awareness of information security.
The abundance of information available through the Internet, mobile applications, and cloud computing has made it convenient for users to access a wide range of information. However, this convenience comes with a cost as this information is constantly at risk of being compromised by cybercriminals and hackers. While the recognition of the potential dangers of information security is increasing in developed countries, in regions like Libya in North Africa, the level of protection for this information is insufficient. The purpose of this study is to examine the various factors that may influence or affect the users’ practice and awareness at home. The investigated factors are policy, behavior, training, knowledge of IT and education. In order to accomplish the goals of this study, a quantitative methodology was implemented. Specifically, a survey was created to assess the correlation between key factors and security awareness and practices in the home environment. The survey attracted 220 respondents and analyzed using Bivariate/Pearson Correlation to determine the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The result of the study showed that there was a moderate positive correlation between policy, knowledge of IT and education with security awareness and practice, but behavior factor has a low correlation. These results indicated that security awareness and practice level of employees at home are mostly at the middle level. It is hoped that the present study provides an initial step to focus on security training sessions among higher education employees to reflect new knowledge on the importance of security training to increase the knowledge of information security. It is hoped that the findings of this study will serve as a starting point for further research and focus on providing security information for public, which will help to reflect new knowledge on the importance of security training and increase awareness of information security.
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