Cognitive Research in Political Studies

Cognitive Research in Political Studies

Why cyber security training in J.A. Iranian secondary schools

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Habibollah Goudarzi Douraki 1
Arash Saeedi rad 2
mohsen fardavoodi 3
1 PhD Student in Educational Administration, Khorramabad branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, Iran
2 MA, Regional Studies, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran,
3 Master's degree in Educational Technology, Allameh Tabatabaei University , Tehran, Iran
10.20241403/CRPS.2410.1013.1.2.3
Abstract
Although online and distance learning has its own advantages; But it can be equally vulnerable to cyber attacks. Considering this issue, the following article aims to address why cyber security education is considered in secondary schools of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This article focuses on strategies that institutions can employ to increase their students' awareness of cybersecurity while simultaneously motivating them to pursue cybersecurity specialization as a career. Therefore, the authors will try to answer why cyber security education in secondary schools of J.A. Iran. The findings show that cyber security training in secondary schools of the Islamic Republic of Iran, like other actors in the world, has four major challenges: "lack of cyber security programs in schools", "lack of strategy and resources", "insufficient budget and lack of training" and "low quality of programs". "cyber security" and as long as these challenges remain, we will not only witness stable cyber security in the country, but in the future we will face a shortage of cyber experts, which is a sign of a historical crisis of dependence (modern cyber colonialism). It will be in the future.
Keywords
Education
cyber security
secondary schools
Islamic Republic of Iran

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Cognitive Research in Political Studies
Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
autumn Quarterly
Autumn 2024
Pages 54-69

  • Receive Date 16 October 2024
  • Revise Date 21 November 2024
  • Accept Date 21 November 2024