Identification of Factors Affecting Governance of Data Security in Higher Education

Authors

  • Janet Gabriel  College of Computer Science & Information Technology, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
  • Dr. Hidayah Sulaiman  Deputy Head of Department, Information Systems Department, College of Computer Science & Information Technology, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia

Keywords:

Factors; Governance; Data Security; Higher Education

Abstract

Governance of data security in higher education is the data management mechanism that has to be practiced in all higher education. It is to have an appropriate management that employees in the organizations will understand the role to be played to secure confidential data. This paper aims at identifying the factors affecting governance of data security in higher education. It is to discover the issues in the management and the governance of data security in the higher education. Based on the literature review, new research model with eight factors were proposed for data security governance practices. Based on the research findings, a governance model was derived and proposed for higher education.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

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Published

2017-04-30

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Volume 3, Issue 5, May-June-2017

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Research Articles

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Janet Gabriel, Dr. Hidayah Sulaiman "Identification of Factors Affecting Governance of Data Security in Higher Education" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 3, Issue 5, pp.187-191, May-June-2017.