Abstract:
The study sought to investigate the determinants of security innovation for cloud
and in-house datacenters for the Colleges of Education in Ghana. The study
attempted to establish how cloud datacenters differ from in-house implementation
in terms of security issues. The descriptive survey design was used for the study.
In all, 300 respondents were purposively selected from 3 colleges of education to
participate in the study. Questionnaire was the main data collection instrument.
The study found out that both datacenter implementation types were vulnerable to
attacks. The study revealed that both datacenters types for Colleges of Education
were vulnerable to an attack even though in-house datacenters had better control
measures. Again, the study found out that among the determinants examined, top
management support and complexity was found to have a significant influence on
whether Colleges of Education adopted security innovation technology. It was
recommended that information security awareness, education and training be
given to stakeholders as a means of improving security at the Colleges of
Education.
