Computer security and computer ethics awareness: A component of management information system

Computer security and computer ethics are important components of management information system. This exploratory study examined the computer security and computer ethics awareness among students (computer science majors and non-majors) taking computer science courses at College of Science and Technology (CST), University Technology Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur. Based on an empirical survey of 245 university student users we identified the satisfactory awareness level of computer security and ethics of the students. After analyzing survey data obtained from 245 students in CST, the results reported that computer science majors were slightly more aware of computer security and computer ethics than non-majors. The implications of these and other findings are discussed.