The impact of cybercrime and social media on intellectual security and awareness with University students in KSA: a field study on students of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Abstract

AbstractThe study aimed to show the impact of cybercrime and social media on intellectual security and awareness with university students in KSA. To achieve the objectives of the study, a descriptive approach was used through designing an 18-item questionnaire and then administering it to 94 female students at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, KSA. After analysing the data statistically, the study revealed a number of findings. The most significant ones were: there was an overall negative effect for cybercrime and social media on intellectual security with Saudi youths (M = 4.24/5); the society had a significant role in enhancing the intellectual security with Saudi youth at Saudi universities (M = 4.37/5); and the solutions proposed in the study were effectively tangible in solving the problems of cybercrime and social media (M = 4.49/5). Then, a number of recommendations were introduced; for example, activating the role of dialogues with young people and students in universities in order to clarify the ambiguous concepts concerning cybercrime and social media for them to be aware of them.

Keywords

• Cybercrime
• social media
• intellectual security
• awareness
• students
• Lincoln Geraghty