Assessing the information security awareness among Ghanaian University students

Abstract

There is a growing concern of University’s student’s safety on Online platforms used for learning and related personal activities. With the changes in the way most Institutions are shifting towards blended learning, it cannot be over emphasized the growing concern of Institutions of the safety of their students on these platforms.  These concerns are obvious in the mass literature on the security awareness of students. The literature has shown a multifaceted reason that can influence the security awareness of students on online platforms. This is no different from what is happening in the University of Professional studies, Accra (UPSA) in Ghana. This research aims at finding out the level of students’ knowledge and behaviour and the level of their security awareness in UPSA community in their online engagement. The results of this research will be of help to the UPSA Management and the IT department to draw up programs and policies and to put measures in place to ensure safer online interactions for students.