Awareness of Cyber Security Issues among Social Media Users-A Study of Postgraduate Students

The rapid advancement of social media platforms has completely transformed everyday activities, especially among the younger generation. These platforms serve multiple purposes, providing both entertainment and serving as essential tools for communication and information dissemination. These platforms offer a wide range of features like augmented reality and interactive elements to cater to engage their audience. In Spite of their widespread use, concerns about privacy breaches and data violations continue to be a cause for concern. Despite the use of privacy protection tools, the number of breaches continues to rising. This study seeks to examine the awareness of cyber security issues and behaviors of postgraduate students on social media platforms. Using a descriptive research design, the primary data is gathered from a sample of 250 post graduate students selected at randomly from Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women University, Vijayapura and Karnatak University, Dharwad. The primary data collected through a structured questionnaire. This study aims to address the privacy concerns in social media usage among postgraduate students.