DEVELOPMENT OF CYBERSECURITY CULTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF FORMING INFORMATION AND DIGITAL LITERACY IN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to characterize the features of the development of cybersecurity culture in the context of the formation of information and digital literacy in higher education students.

Methodology. In the process of determining the features of the development of cybersecurity culture in the context of the formation of information and digital literacy in higher education students, the following scientific research methods were applied: analysis of work programs on educational components related to cybersecurity and digital technologies, taking into account their content and requirements for the level of students' academic achievements; analysis of scientific literature on the research problem, which made it possible to formulate the theoretical foundations of the study; a method of observing the educational process in higher education institutions, on the basis of which contradictions in the development of a cybersecurity culture in the context of the formation of information and digital literacy of higher education students were identified; systematization and generalization for the formulation of conclusions.

The study involved taking into account individual provisions of several methodological approaches, namely: competency-based (taking into account general and professional competencies, program learning outcomes recorded in the relevant educational and professional programs); axiological (forming higher education students of the idea of netiquette as a special form of etiquette, as well as targeted influence on the value and worldview sphere of students); activity-based (involving higher education students in performing tasks aimed at the formation of information and digital competence); personally oriented (taking into account personal traits and individual experience of higher education students in the process of formulating educational tasks).

The scientific novelty. The authors of this article examine the features of the development of cybersecurity culture in the context of the formation of information and digital literacy in higher education students.

Conclusions. It is substantiated that cybersecurity culture is a set of knowledge, beliefs, skills and behavioral models aimed at protecting information and countering cyber threats in the digital space. It is stated that within the educational process in higher education institutions, cybersecurity culture should be developed in the context of the formation of information and digital literacy of students. It is found that one of the ways to develop cybersecurity culture is to develop and implement the educational component «Fundamentals of Cybersecurity» in the educational process, which will contribute to the formation of a system of necessary knowledge in students, as well as effective practical skills for the safe use of the information sphere, which in turn will contribute to increasing the level of digital literacy and awareness in the cybersecurity system. It has been proven that the effective mastery of this academic discipline will be facilitated by the introduction of online courses on the Cisco Networking Academy platform into its content, as well as the use of modern pedagogical technologies, such as project technology, case-study technology, and flipped learning technology.