Abstract

This study applied the established factors from the existing literatures on information security awareness to investigate information security awareness among non-academic staff in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The objectives of this study are; to identify the factors that influence information security awareness and to determine the level of information security awareness among non-academic staff. This study employed a survey design. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized to select the respondents for the study. The study participants consist of non-academic staff in the University of Ibadan. A field survey of 300 respondents was carried out using questionnaire as the main instrument. Descriptive statistics was used for data analysis. Findings of this study revealed that information security awareness is significantly influenced by policy of information security, education of information security, knowledge of technology, and non-academic staff’s behavior. Furthermore, findings show that the level of information security awareness among non-academic staff in the University of Ibadan was high. Finally, findings were discussed and recommendations for the future research were also addressed.

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