Digitalizing cyber security for data management in higher education: Implication for Educational Management in Nigeria

Abstract

This study was to determine digitalizing cyber security for data management in higher education: Implication for Educational Management in Nigeria. Two research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population of this study comprises 4000 students from four tertiary institutions in Cross River State. The sampling technique employed by the researcher in the selection of the sample was the simple random sampling technique. The sample size selected for this study was 400 students in selected schools which represents 10 percent of the accessible population comprising of 200 males and 200 females. The questionnaire was designed to measure the two sub-independent variables. The reliability of the instrument was 0.85 reliability coefficient. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. While Simple linear regression analysis statistical tool was used to test the null hypotheses that were formulated to guide the study at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study show that the educators’ lack of knowledge and expertise regarding cyberspace in tertiary institutions significantly influence cyber security knowledge in data management in tertiary institutions and Cyber security knowledge in data management in tertiary institutions significantly reduces cyber-bully, online fraud, racial abuse, pornography and gambling among educators and students in tertiary institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that tertiary institutions management should formulate educational policies and curriculum the will help in addressing problems of cybercrime in schools. And students and educators should learn Cyberspace knowledge since it is very important in their day to day activities.