Abstract:

Knowing the possible threats to digital data security in schools, where the use of digital data is increasing day by day, will be effective in the success of the steps to be taken to ensure the security of digital data. In this direction, the aim of the research is to examine the threats and precautions against digital data security in school administration in line with the opinions of school administrators. The research was carried out in accordance with the qualitative research method. The research was carried out according to the case study pattern. The participants of the research consist of 13 school administrators working in the province of Kütahya. The "maximum diversity sampling method" was used to determine the participants. A "semi-structured interview form" was used to collect the research data. The data of the research were collected in the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. During the data collection process, interviews were conducted with 13 school administrators working in public schools in the city center of Kütahya. Content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data obtained as a result of the interviews. In the research, 5 sub-themes were reached under the theme of threats to digital data security in school management. According to this, situations caused by users, problems with password usage, misuse of technological tools and equipment, threats from the internet, and problems with the security of storage areas are the factors that threaten digital data security in school management. In addition, 2 sub-themes were reached under the theme of measures taken for digital data security in school management. Accordingly, it has been observed that some measures have been taken for the security of digital data in schools, including precautions for users and hardware measures. When the research findings are evaluated in general, it has emerged that there are many threats to the security of digital data used in school administrative affairs, however, some precautions have been taken by school administrators against these threats.

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