Cybersecurity In The Education Sector

One of the common issues raised by many educational institutions in South Africa is inadequate security measures. In this document, we investigate the impact of Cybersecurity on the security system sustainability of the education sector. According to (Kritzinger, 2017), the following statistics regarding school learners and their cyber activities (in South Africa) were reported:

• 82% of learners have access to the internet from inside their bedrooms.
• 35% of learners hide their online activities from their parents.
• 15% of learners use their cell phones during school hours, even if this is against school rules.
• 61% of parents and teachers do not monitor learners' internet use.