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Information Security at Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract:

Information is considered an essential asset in Higher Education Institutions (IES) either public or private, specifically since the pandemic there has been a rise in academic and administrative security risks at such institutions, hence an increase in cloud services. As expected, IES have proposed new risk- prevention methods instead of the traditional ones seen as obsolete, considering security programs modifications made in digital transformation demands. This study identifies issues generated by IES information security tools and security measures implemented for information protection security processes. As per the systematic literature review, 47 English written scientific articles were analyzed from the following bibliographical bases: IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, ResearchGate, PeerJ, belonging to quartiles Q1, Q2 y Q3. In the articles, responses to research questions were found. Results obtained allowed for the recognition of security issues affecting IES institutions security measures and tools containing security threats. To conclude, the seriousness of applying security policies, technical measures, and constant critical security assessments regarding information security in IES is outlined.