Cybersecurity Awareness of College Students in a Private Higher Education Institution

Abstract

 The study assessed the cybersecurity awareness of college students at CGCI, San Jose City, in response to the rising cyber-attack threats. A quantitative approach, particularly a descriptive-correlational research design, was used in the study. The questionnaire was distributed to 291 students across various programs in the institution. Despite advancements in legislation, Filipinos, including students, remain vulnerable. Thus, this research indicates that even Computer Science students fall victim to cyber-attacks. The result revealed that the respondents strongly agree with cybersecurity awareness, which implies that the institution's students knew cybersecurity-related things. Meanwhile, only age was found to be significantly correlated to the level of awareness of the respondents on cybersecurity, which illustrates that respondents' awareness of cybersecurity risks and threats increases with age. In addition, respondents are becoming more conversant with cyberattacks.