Awareness of security and privacy settings in video conferencing apps among faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has forced many schools and universities worldwide, including Saudi Arabia, to move from traditional face-to-face learning to online learning. Most online learning activities involve the use of video conferencing apps to facilitate synchronous learning sessions. While some faculty members were not accustomed to using video conferencing apps, they had no other choice than to jump on board regardless of their readiness, one of which involved security and privacy awareness. On the other hand, video conferencing apps users face a number of security and privacy threats and vulnerabilities, many of which rely on human factors to be exploited. In this study, we used survey data from 307 faculty members at 43 Saudi Arabian universities to determine the level of awareness among Saudi Arabi

SUBMITTER: Alammary A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9299235 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature