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2014 » Papers » Volume 2 » E-learning for the development new skills in security of information field : E-cyber security competence 1. E-LEARNING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT NEW SKILLS IN SECURITY OF INFORMATION FIELD : E-CYBER SECURITY COMPETENCE Authors: Stanica Olivian Volume 2 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-14-129 | Pages: 478-485 | Download PDF | Abstract
The emergence of threats of attacks in cyberspace requires from all governmental or non-governmental security measures and protection of critical infrastructures are vulnerable to these means. Therefore to find solutions, including training and education of computer users in the XXI century is imminent. E-Learning is required to be developed and generalized to all computer users a new security culture and a new e-cyber security competence.
Why is needed to develop a new e-cyber security competence because, in 2014 we are talking about e-crime, e-terrorism or e-war in cyberspace.
E-cyber security culture must include training / awareness / education organizational competence users (be they experts, business people or simply beneficiaries ICT) data protection, proper use of procedures for the use of cyberspace. In other words it is about the formation of ethical and moral skills that enable citizens, according to their aspirations and belonging to a modern and civilized society. The problem to be addressed in other areas such as economic security, social, food, environmental, industrial, military, etc. Today, the cyberspace identified four major threats: spam - unsolicited e-mail messages that users upload mailboxes worldwide, bugs - undiscovered software errors that lead to data corruption and security vulnerabilities, attacks type "denial of services" - users are deprived of resources and services (personal HDD or the entire network bandwidth) and malicious software - viruses, worms, trojans and spyware programmes.
Therefore e-Learning could be a good option in order to develop new cyber security skills of the users in a variety of ways and new e-Learning technologies could be integrated into the mainstream of education and training programmes. | Keywords
cyber security, cyber attacks, cybercrime, e-Learning, network, education, training |
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