Study on Awareness of Cyber Security Among Primary Teacher Trainees in Addalaichenai Govt. Teachers` College

Abstract

Cyber Crime is on the increase everywhere in the world. A large number of people have become victims to this crime. It has affected not only the dealer, but also teachers and students to a great extent. Small children are now using the Internet very often. They can also be victims. In this context, the primary teachers who are teaching small children in schools have more responsibility in educating about cybercrime and cyber security The present study was conducted to investigate cyber security awareness among primary teacher trainees studying at Government Primary Teachers College, Addalaichenai. A normative survey method was adopted on a sample of 200 Primary teacher trainees selected by stratified random sampling technique. The data were collected by using Cyber Security Awareness Scale and Personal Information Schedule. The major findings of the study have revealed that there is low level of awareness among primary teachers on cyber security and there exists significant differences in cyber Security awareness among Primary Teacher trainees with respect to gender, locality, knowledge of computer, and having own computer.