Student Attitude Toward Cybersecurity Awareness Training in Universities

Tan Quang Duong; Luan Trong Nguyen

doi:10.2991/978-94-6239-733-0_44

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Student Attitude Toward Cybersecurity Awareness Training in Universities

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Tan Quang Duong¹^{, *}, Luan Trong Nguyen²

¹Department of Information Assurance, FPT University, Hanoi, Vietnam

²Department of Entrepreneurship, FPT University, Hanoi, Vietnam

^*Corresponding author. Email: tandqce180272@fpt.edu.vn

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Tan Quang Duong

Available Online 17 July 2026.

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Keywords: Cybersecurity awareness training (CAT); Higher education; Information security education; Student attitude; Behavioral change; Technology Acceptance Model
Abstract: This study used the Technology Acceptance Model to investigate undergraduate perceptions of cybersecurity awareness training (CAT) at Vietnamese institutions. A total of 250 full-time students from institutions across the Mekong Delta completed the survey. Results showed moderately positive attitudes, with strong scale reliability. Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use scored similarly high, yet intention to practice safe online behavior stayed lukewarm. One-way ANOVA indicated substantial variations across academic years, with final-year students exhibiting the highest receptivity. Behavioral intention, however, remained unchanged across years, exposing a clear awareness–action disconnect. The evidence suggests that current knowledge-focused efforts fall short; universities should therefore introduce compulsory, practical, and regionally tailored cybersecurity units into the regular curriculum to foster genuine and durable behavioral change.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Internet, Education and Information Technology (IEIT 2026)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date: 17 July 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-733-0
ISSN: 2667-128X
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-733-0_44 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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