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标题：Investigating Cybersecurity Awareness among Tertiary Institutions Students in Nigeria
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作者：Aminu Aliyu ; Mansur Aliyu ; Abdulmalik Ahmad 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2021
卷号：3
期号：10
页码：111-118
DOI：10.35629/5252-030918071812
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：Incorporating cybersecurity into the university curriculum is very important to help students stay safe using the Internet and social media. Today, much attention has been given to understanding cybersecurity concepts and the effort made by government and institutions to help introduce cybersecurity as an independent degree programme and other related disciplines. Several bodies (such as NITDA, NCC, NCS, and CPN) and scholars developed workshops, seminars, conferences were conducted, and guidelines were developed and disseminated for creating awareness on cybersecurity. In this research, a survey of nine tertiary institutions from Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto was carried out. Targeting 100 respondents from each institution (Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education) using a systematic convenient sampling technique. The data collected on the student’s cybersecurity awareness with paper and pen questionnaire was analyzed using SPSS v17 software. The significant findings revealed that majority of the students are conscious of cybercrime and threats. Also, the findings revealed that most students are negligent in changing their password periodically, but are concerned in creating strong password. Many students locked off their computers with password when they are away. Furthermore, the findings revealed that many students are less vigilant towards virus attacks. However, majority are aware of the dangers of revealing personal information and location on social media. In the end, it is recommended that all stakeholders should take proactive steps protecting themselves, their data and information, as well as their network infrastructure against cybercrimes or threats.
关键词：Cybersecurity;cybercrime;awareness;tertiary institution;Nigeria