Information Security Issues and Threats in Saudi Arabia: A Research Survey
The purpose of this paper is to examine the information security awareness (ISA) among undergraduate students in Saudi Arabia, using online survey. The survey attracted 2325 respondents 828 male, and 1,497 female. The results reveal that the most significant information security awareness problems are found to lie in the areas of Cloud storage security awareness, Social networking security awareness and Wireless network security awareness. This paper contributes to the literature by identifying key findings and recommendations regarding information security attitudes, behaviors, and tools used by students along with suggestions for improving information security awareness at institutions of higher education. In this paper, we will show the need for security education, training, and awareness programs in universities in the Middle East by presenting results of various information security issues and threats in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia among students.
Keywords: Information Security, Information Security awareness, Cloud storage, Social networks.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Ahmed Alzahrani
Obtained his Bachelor degree from Computer Science in 2006, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Obtained his Master degree from Computer Science (Security in Computing) in 2011, School of Computer Science and Information Technology, the University of Melbourne property of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He is currently a Lecturer at Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. His main research interests are in the information security, Networking, and Software Engineering.
Khalid Alomar
obtained his Ph.D. in Software Engineering in 2010 from the University of Bradford (United Kingdom). He is currently an associate professor at Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia). His main research interests are in the area of Human Computer Interaction, Data mining, and intelligent systems. He is currently the vice dean of the technical affairs at the Deanship of e-learning and Distance Education at King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia).
Ahmed Alzahrani
Obtained his Bachelor degree from Computer Science in 2006, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Obtained his Master degree from Computer Science (Security in Computing) in 2011, School of Computer Science and Information Technology, the University of Melbourne property of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He is currently a Lecturer at Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. His main research interests are in the information security, Networking, and Software Engineering.
Khalid Alomar
obtained his Ph.D. in Software Engineering in 2010 from the University of Bradford (United Kingdom). He is currently an associate professor at Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia). His main research interests are in the area of Human Computer Interaction, Data mining, and intelligent systems. He is currently the vice dean of the technical affairs at the Deanship of e-learning and Distance Education at King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia).