Data Security Awareness in Online Learning

The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified the online learning activities, which have becoming the most crucial platforms for learning sessions. With these online learning activities, a major concern arises particularly on the security of educators and students' data. Every element in an online learning system can be a potential target of hacking or attack. Therefore, this paper examines students' awareness of data security in online learning. Google forms have been used to gather the students' feedback. Forty-two (42) students, involving the secondary school, pre-university and university students, responded to the survey questions. The results show that most of the respondents are well aware of how to keep their data safe in online learning. It is discovered that the level of awareness about data security in online learning amongst the students is commendable. The findings of this study indicate there are various ways to secure students' data especially during online learning.