| dc.description.abstract | The problem addressed in this study is inadequacy in the current security
mechanism in the relation to the three control mechanisms of physical control,
logical control and administrative control. Solution to the study problem is aimed
at determining, at the University of Nairobi, the level of computer usage and
protection; the level of knowledge in relation to computer security issues at the
University; the type of computer security threats and their solutions; existing
policy and procedures in utilization of computers, and; make recommendation for
appropriate computer security policies and practices.
This study considers computer security at the University of Nairobi in terms of
risk, threat, vulnerability and misuse. These terms in relation to computer security
systems at the University of Nairobi are defined in terms of physical
infrastructures, accessibility, data security, and intrusion through the network.
This study has relied largely on the primary data collected through field survey
using questionnaire and observation instruments. Data collection instruments
have been designed to capture data on computer systems' security in terms of
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physical security; logical security; and; administrative security.
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The sampling frame in this survey is the University of Nairobi, and the data
elements in this frame are the employees and students. The analysis of the data
is based on three concepts on computer security; physical, control and
administrative. Statistical analysis technique applied is the descriptive or
summary method because the data measurement level is ordinal, in most cases.
Computer security problems at the University of Nairobi identified in this study
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