Determination of Information Security Acquisition and Awareness Levels of Associate Degree Students: Kırıkhan Vocational School Sample

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to determine the information security acquisition and awareness levels of associate degree students. The sample group of this paper consists of 161 associate degree students studying in various departments at Kırıkhan Vocational School. Information Security Acquisition and Information Security Awareness were used as data collection tools in this paper. The data were evaluated in terms of normal distribution and it was determined that they were normally distributed. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Research findings show that the information security awareness level of the associate degree students was high, and their information security acquisition level was medium. It was found that the Information Security Acquisition mean of the students differ according to the programs they studied, and the Information Security Awareness Internet Browser and Network Security sub-dimension scores differ according to the age of the students. It was found that the information security acquisition of the students and all its sub-dimensions, Internet Security, Internet Browser and Network Security scores which are sub-dimensions of Information Security Awareness scale differ according to students’ state of knowing information crimes related to information security. The students' scores of Information Security Awareness, Information Security Acquisition and their sub-dimensions scores weren’t differ according to their grade level.