The Impact of Digital Education on Acquiring Cybersecurity Skills among the Students of the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Balqa Applied University

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the impact of digital education (digital citizenship, digital skills, digital culture) on acquiring cybersecurity skills (the concept of cybersecurity, cybercrime, cybersecurity challenges). It also aimed to identify both the level of digital education and the level of acquiring cybersecurity skills among students of the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Balqa Applied University. The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach through the study tool, i.e. the questionnaire. The study sample consisted of (150) students withdrawn from the study population through random sampling. The results showed that the level of digital education among the students of the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Balqa Applied University was moderate. The level of acquiring cybersecurity skills among students of the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Balqa Applied University was also moderate. Moreover, the results indicated a statistically significant effect of digital education in all its dimensions (Digital citizenship, digital skills, digital culture) on acquiring cybersecurity skills in its combined dimensions (the concept of cybersecurity, cybercrime, cybersecurity challenges) at a significant level (α ≤ 0.05) among students of the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Balqa Applied University. The study recommended a number of recommendations, including enhancing the acquisition of cybersecurity skills among students of the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Balqa Applied University through a contract to raise and increase the understanding of the concept of cybersecurity and increasing the courses offered to them in the field of digital laws and various digital skills.