Özet:

The spread of information, the transformation of the virtual environment into a pool of information, has also brought the security problem of this information. Teachers, which are an integral part of our educational system, must also have the necessary skills to protect the information they have as a member of the information society. Information security research is generally limited to the student, and quantum methods are mainly used in research. This study on teachers using the karma method is considered important in terms of the contribution to the literature. From this point of view, this study aims to study the teachers' awareness of information security. In the study, the explosive sequential design of the karma research model was used. The study consists of 310 primary and secondary school teachers. After the implementation of the Information Security Awareness Scale (BGFÖ) in this sample group, 21 teachers from 310 teachers were interviewed within the qualification size of the research. In Nicel’s given analysis, the SPSS package program used the visual analysis, t test and one-way variance analysis techniques. Imaginary analysis is used in the analysis of quality data. According to the research, the level of knowledge security awareness of teachers has been identified as slightly above the average. Also, according to the gender variable, a significant difference was identified in favor of male teachers, according to the branch variable, in favor of information technology teachers, and according to the age variable, 46 years old and older teachers. In the quality size of the research, the teachers are not able to provide a complete explanation of the information security questions addressed to teachers, but the research finds that they have a medium level of awareness parallel to the quantitative findings. Keywords: Information; Information security; Awareness; Information security awareness; Teacher.