Abstract

The study aimed to identify the reality of cyber security and increasing its effectiveness in public education schools in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah region from the point of view of the school leadership. To achieve the aim of the study, the descriptive and analytical approach was used, and a questionnaire was designed and distributed to a randomly selected sample from the study population of the study represented by leaders and teachers in public education schools in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, and the final sample reached (418). The study reached a set of findings, the most important of which were: Cybersecurity in public education schools in the Medina came at a high level of (72%) and it was found that there are many challenges facing the activation of cybersecurity in public education schools in the Madinah, which came at a high level with a percentage of (83%). The results of the study also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences at a significance level (0.05) for the challenges facing the activation of cybersecurity in public education schools in the Madinah due to the different variables of gender, job, academic qualification, number of years of experience, number of training courses in the field of information technology. As the study concluded the agreement of (92%) of the study sample on the proposed mechanisms to increase the effectiveness of cybersecurity in public education schools in Al Madinah Al Munawara; on top of which was: spreading awareness of cybersecurity among leaders, teachers, and students about the mechanisms of dealing with the Internet and educational platforms and enhancing students' awareness of the dangers of harmful links when surfing the Internet. As well as providing an interactive guide on cybersecurity ethics and its concepts for users of Madrasati platform. The study recommends that school staff should use a complex password for important log-in accounts, such as entering the Ministry’s network. Furthermore, refraining from the use of the official e-mail to register and subscribe to social networking sites or electronic applications.