Determination of cyber security awareness of the public personnel

Today, information and communication technologies play an indispensable role in almost every aspect of our lives and this situation transforms cyber security from an individual or institutional issue into a national security problem. The main purpose of this study is to determine the cyber security awareness levels of public personnel working in Ardahan Provincial Police Directorate and to evaluate their practical applications in this field. The research was conducted with a total of 302 public personnel participants and an analysis was carried out on six different dimensions (confidentiality, control /possession, integrity, authenticity, availability and utility) using the Cyber Security Scale (CSS). IBM SPSS 28 and AMOS 24 statistical package programs were used to analyze the data obtained in the study and various statistical tests were applied on the data set. The findings of the research show that the cyber security awareness levels of public personnel are generally sufficient, but more awareness raising activities are needed in the benefit dimension. As a result of the research, it is evaluated that contributing to the development of cyber security training programs and policies will help to create strategies to increase the cyber security awareness of public personnel.