2023
DOI: 10.1057/s41599-023-01757-0
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Data security crisis in universities: identification of key factors affecting data breach incidents

Abstract: The extremely complex and dynamic digital environments of universities make them highly vulnerable to the risk of data breaches. This study empirically investigated the factors influencing data breach risks in the context of higher education, according to crime opportunity theory and routine activity theory. The data consisted of university samples from China and were collected mainly from the Chinese Education Industry Vulnerability Reporting Platform. After applying Poisson regression for the estimation, inc… Show more

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“…The final and most crucial dimension pertains to the vulnerability of significant data, which encompasses the security, privacy, and technological risks that arise from the collection of personalized data through Internet applications, social networks, and IoT devices. These vulnerabilities are attributed to gaps in security and privacy, and the lack of established standards in BID technologies, processes, and management [95].…”
Section: Big Image Data 15vs Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The final and most crucial dimension pertains to the vulnerability of significant data, which encompasses the security, privacy, and technological risks that arise from the collection of personalized data through Internet applications, social networks, and IoT devices. These vulnerabilities are attributed to gaps in security and privacy, and the lack of established standards in BID technologies, processes, and management [95].…”
Section: Big Image Data 15vs Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As technology advances and more scientific processes and data are digitized, the need for robust cybersecurity measures becomes increasingly important. Cyberattacks and data breaches have been reported in higher education institutions and universities [3]. For example, in 2014 the University of Maryland network was hacked and the personal data of over 300,000 students were illegally accessed, with a cost for the university of over 6 million USD.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Textual data can be found in various forms, such as news articles, blogs, social media posts, and official documents. To illustrate the magnitude of textual data on the internet, as of January 2022, Google processed more than 5.6 billion searches per day, each search encompassing text in various languages and topics [1]. The openness of information on the internet has made the compilation and management of textual data an increasingly complex task.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%