AWARENESS AND SECURITY ISSUES IN PASSWORD MANAGEMENT AMONG LIBYAN UNIVERSITIES STAFF MEMBERS

In this Internet era, users' awareness of information technology ethics and information security is considerably affecting how information technology is used. Among users, higher education staff members comprise a noteworthy case of being violators of computer security and computer ethics while using Internet applications in their daily lives. This study inspected ethical and security awareness levels amongst the staff members of Libyan higher education institutions. The study found that, there are some weakness in awareness amongst the staff members surveyed with respect to password management. However, a relatively high awareness of ethics and security was shown in their answers. Lastly, some recommendations and direction were concluded based on the results of the study analysis