Awareness of Safeguarding Personal Details on social media among the social work students

Abstract: This study was conducted to examine the awareness of social work students in Nagpur regarding the security of personal information on social media. A questionnaire was used for data collection and Google Forms were used to collect data from the students. The research examined the impact of factors such as age, gender, level of education and computer literacy on awareness. According to the research, despite some awareness about social media security, ignorance was observed regarding several important concepts. Males, MSW students, individuals early adult aged (36-41 Years) students and students with computer literacy were found to be more aware, while females, BSW students, early youth aged (17-23 Years) and students without computer literacy were comparatively less aware. It was evident that there is a need for more training and workshops, especially for the partially aware group. Educational institutions should conduct cyber security workshops and mentoring programs to increase awareness about concepts such as digital footprints, social engineering, suspicious messages, so that students can use social media more responsibly and safely.