ASSESSMENT OF CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY AWARENESS AMONG NON-COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS IN HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
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Awareness, cybersecurity and privacy, pre-quiz, post-quiz & interventionAbstract
This article focuses on using a pre-quiz and post-quiz methodology to evaluate students' awareness of cybersecurity and privacy among non-computer science students in higher education institutions. The study's main goals are to gauge students' prior knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy issues before any kind of intervention and to assess how well an educational intervention raises students' awareness levels. Students are given a pre-quiz survey as part of the study to see how well-versed they are in cybersecurity and privacy principles. An educational intervention is then carried out, and any changes in students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cybersecurity and privacy are evaluated using a post-quiz survey. The methodology's goals are to shed light on how well educational programs raise students' knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy issues and to guide the development of future for fostering digital literacy and online safety among higher education institution students. The results show that students' comprehension of cybersecurity and privacy concepts significantly improved after the intervention, demonstrating a successful knowledge transfer and emphasizing the value of educational initiatives in raising students' awareness and preparing them for life in the digital age.
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