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Technology has been a part of the daily activities of every employee as they perform their respective duties in the office. How they handle this technology affects mainly their daily performance in executing their daily task. This study investigated the level of awareness of employees on data security and their level of competency in handling ICT equipment. A structured questionnaire adapted from the National ICT Competency Standards was administered to 46 employees as respondents of the study. Frequencies, percentages, ranks, means, and standard deviation was used in describing the profile variables of the respondents. A five-point Likert scale was used in describing the level of competency of the respondents in the proper handling of ICT equipment and their awareness of data security. Bivariate correlation analysis using Pearson r, Spearman rho, and point-biserial tests were employed whichever is appropriate for each pair of variables. All inferential questions were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings show that the significant correlates of the competency level on the proper handling of ICT equipment of employees are age, years in service, availability of ICT facilities, number of hours in using ICT, number of hours in using the internet, and availability of devices for internet. Also, their awareness of data security was found to be significant in handling ICT equipment. Therefore, it is suggested that the organization should focus on their facility exposure, and their awareness of data security to increase competency in handling ICT equipment.
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The funding support provided by the Cagayan State University headed by the university president Dr. Urdujah G. Alvarado and the Campus Executive Officer of Gonzaga campus headed by Dr. Froilan A. Pacris Jr., is gratefully acknowledged. The research expertise of the Research, Development, and Extension (RDE) department of Cagayan State University is deeply appreciated. The inputs of the research enthusiast in the campus are highly recognized during the in-house reviews conducted in the university. I am also grateful to all the respondents who participated in the said study.
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Ayuyang, D.M. (2022). Data Security Awareness and Proper Handling of ICT Equipment of Employees: An Assessment. In: Arai, K. (eds) Intelligent Computing. SAI 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 508. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10467-1_41
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