THE IMPACT OF CYBER RISK AWARENESS ON THE QUALITY OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AMONG STUDENTS OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT ZARQA UNIVERSITY

Abstract The researchers aimed to assess the level of awareness of cyber risks and its impact on the quality of application of the historical research methodology among students of the Department of History at Zarqa University in Jordan, in light of the continuous increase in cyber threats. The researchers adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and used a questionnaire to collect data from a random sample of 71 students. The results showed that the overall level of cyber risk awareness among the respondents was "high" with an average of 4.1751, contrary to the initial estimate that indicated that it was average, with high awareness of the practices. Basic technology such as password management and email checking. The results also revealed that the overall level of quality of historical research practices was also "high" with an average of 4.1794, not average, reflecting a good mastery of basic and advanced skills in digital historical research, including recent literature review and source critique. More importantly, the researchers found a very strong and statistically significant correlation (r = 0.985) between cyber risk awareness and the quality of historical research methodology, confirming that cyber awareness contributes to enhancing students' critical thinking. The results showed no statistically significant differences in the level of cyber risk awareness attributable to the gender variable. The research recommended the need to integrate the concepts of cybersecurity and criticism of digital resources in the study plans, and to organize specialized workshops to enhance digital scientific research skills.