Abstract
These days, ordinary people have become cybercitizens, or inhabitants of cyberspace, and
they are more connected than ever. Unfortunately with this connectedness, comes serious
cybersecurity risks. It is therefore important that as cybercitizens, people follow proper
Cybercitizenship when online, and develop good cybersecurity habits. Especially digital natives such
as university students, who grew up with technology, and are comfortable using it in all aspects of
their life. They are deemed heavy users, but seem to ignore basic information security, which result in
40% of them experiencing cybercrime (Norton Cyber Security Insights Report, 2016). For this reason,
the Centre for Academic Technologies at the University of Johannesburg launched (January 2017)
their online Cybercitizenship module (UJCYBER). It is an awareness programme with the objective
to support students in their journey of understanding, appreciating and reacting to the dangers that
loom in cyberspace, in order to proactively create a positive cyber footprint. This paper presents the
UJCYBER awareness module.