Cyber security and Online Data in Nigerian Education: Challenges/ Prospects

The education industry, just like any other sphere of human endeavours has been infiltrated by technology with far reaching consequences. For instance, sources of information have grown to include varied types of online or digital tools resulting in information explosion in the cyber space. These sources of information are often exposed to unwarranted exploitation by dubious members of society, hence the need for their preservation. This paper used the review design to examine what already exists and recommends that institutions of learning should among other things provide regular training programme for the staff a students to be able to handle their cyberspaces effectively. This paper therefore examined the concept of cyber security, its aspects in education, importance, consequences for its neglect and best practices that educational institutions can adopt to stay afloat in all their activities for maximum productivity in the field of education.

Keywords: Cybersecurity, online data, education, digital tools, challenges, prospects.