Awareness toward wireless security policy: Case study of International Islamic University Malaysia

Wireless communication has become a very interesting sector for the provision of wireless access network, and available almost anytime and anywhere and the popularity is high. As wireless devices are used in offices, houses and universities, the need for strong and secure transport protocols seems to be one of the most important issues in wireless standards. Many organizations today are faced with all kinds of challenges related to security and privacy of their wireless network. In this case, IIUM community wireless access is not an exception, having thousands of subscribers from both staffs and students. Therefore, this paper discusses the current challenges faced by IIUM community wireless network. Specifically, issues that affects the security and privacy of student´s data. The target of the study is to examine the awareness and usage of wireless security policy among IIUM students. The results of the in-depth interview and survey revealed that there several wireless security challenges to IIUM wireless security and low student´s awareness. Other findings and recommendations were also highlighted in this paper.