20.500.12556/DKUM-94167 The impact of students’ cybersecurity vulnerability behavior on e-learning obstacles Vpliv vedenja študentov glede ranljivosti kibernetske varnosti na ovire pri e-učenju Background/purpose: This study examines the relationship between students’ cybersecurity vulnerability behavior and e-learning obstacles. With the rapid growth of online education, ensuring the security and privacy of digital platforms has become crucial. In this background, the current study is a first-of-its-kind attempt to understand the relationship between these two variables in the background of higher educational institutions in Iraq. Methods: For this study, the researchers collected data during 2023 from students aged between 19 and 25 enrolled in the University of Karbala, Iraq, using a semi-structured research questionnaire, who were selected through a random sampling method. The questionnaire comprised questions pertaining to the dimensions of both the dependent and the independent variable. A total of 350 valid responses were considered for the analysis in which PLS-SEM was conducted. Results: The outcomes revealed that the professional and human obstacles have a high association with cybersecurity vulnerability behavior. The study also found that the overall obstacles have a significant effect on the cybersecurity vulnerability behavior. All hypotheses were verified and the outcomes confirm that there is an effective relationship between cybersecurity vulnerability behavior and e-learning obstacles Conclusion: Based on the study outcomes, the authors proposed a few recommendations for all the stakeholders of the e-learning process, such as ducational institutions, governments, faculty members, students, and their parents. Though the current study has been confined to a single university in Iraq, future researchers can focus on expanding the study to other higher educational institutions so that a nationwide policy-level initiative can be brought based on the research evidence. Povzetek Ozadje/Namen: Študija preučuje razmerje med vedenjem študentov glede ranljivosti kibernetske varnosti in ovirami pri e-učenju. Z hitrim razvojem spletnega izobraževanja je zagotavljanje varnosti in zasebnosti digitalnih platform postalo ključno. V tem kontekstu je trenutna študija prvi poskus razumevanja razmerja med tema dvema spremenljivkama v ozadju visokošolskih ustanov v Iraku. Metode: Za to študijo so raziskovalci leta 2023 zbrali podatke od študentov, starih med 19 in 25 let, vpisanih na Univerzo v Karbali, Irak, z uporabo polstrukturiranega raziskovalnega vprašalnika, izbranih z metodo naključnega vzorčenja. Vprašalnik je vseboval vprašanja, povezana z dimenzijami tako odvisne kot neodvisne spremenljivke. Skupno je bilo za analizo upoštevanih 350 veljavnih odgovorov, pri čemer je bila izvedena metoda PLS-SEM. Rezultati: Rezultati so pokazali, da imajo strokovne in človeške ovire visoko povezavo z vedenjem glede ranljivosti kibernetske varnosti. Študija je tudi ugotovila, da imajo splošne ovire pomemben vpliv na vedenje glede ranljivosti kibernetske varnosti. Vse hipoteze so bile preverjene in rezultati potrjujejo, da obstaja učinkovito razmerje med vedenjem glede ranljivosti kibernetske varnosti in ovirami pri e-učenju. Zaključek: Na podlagi rezultatov študije so avtorji predlagali nekaj priporočil za vse deležnike v procesu e-učenja, kot so izobraževalne ustanove, vlade, člani fakultete, študenti in njihovi starši. Čeprav je bila trenutna študija omejena na eno univerzo v Iraku, se lahko prihodnji raziskovalci osredotočijo na razširitev študije na druge visokošolske ustanove, da bi na podlagi raziskovalnih dokazov lahko pripravili nacionalno pobudo na ravni politike. cybersecurity vulnerability behavior e-learning obstacles higher education PLS-SEM student motivation learning behaviour kibernetska varnost e-učenje visokošolsko izobraževanje motivacija študentov PLS-SEM true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-08-06 12:49:26 2025-08-06 12:49:27 2025-08-07 13:00:50 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 85-104 issue 1 Vol. 58 2025 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-01-01 378:004 243833091 10.2478/orga-2025-0006 1318-5454 https://organizacija.fov.um.si/issues/vol-58-no-1-2025/ 1 063c91c6-72b3-11f0-81cc-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=194854 RAZ_Taha_Ibrahim_Mohamed_2025.pdf RAZ_Taha_Ibrahim_Mohamed_2025.pdf 1 5CFCD1F3C3EB01893DF28ED53147F68E a54adbba2c4e1487f3428da3b75f9004dcc327f7c162bbd0f5dc54636e632705 657eb78b-72b3-11f0-81cc-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=194855 Fakulteta za organizacijske vede Organizacija 0 0 0