COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF COMPUTER NETWORK SECURITY

Abstract

IN THE LAST DECADE, THE PROGRESS OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES HAS LED TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SECURITY AND PRIVACY ISSUES FOR USERS. THIS STUDY AIMS TO INVESTIGATE HOW COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS PERCEIVE COMPUTER NETWORK SECURITY. THIRTY THREE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY IN WHICH WE GATHERED DATA THROUGH A QUESTIONNAIRE. IN THIS PAPER, WE PRESENT AN ANALYSIS THAT IS INSPIRED BY THE PHENOMENOGRAPHIC APPROACH. OUR CONCLUSION IS THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF COMPUTER NETWORK SECURITY DEPENDING ON THEIR USAGE OF THE CONCEPTS THEY HAVE LEARNED, THEIR THEORETICAL OR PRACTICAL ORIENTATION TO THE SUBJECT, AND THEIR INTEREST IN THE FIELD.