PROBLEMS OF INCREASING THE LEVEL OF CYBER SECURITY OF ELECTRONIC LEARNING SYSTEMS

Abstract

Education in the country's higher education institutions currently involves distance e-learning, as universities provide lectures, practical and seminar classes, as well as online courses, trainings and other educational services for students of various fields of study. However, the provision of online education comes with its own challenges, including ensuring the security of the e-learning system and protecting it from cyber threats. The recent increase in cyberattacks on universities has emphasized the need for a safe and reliable platform for online education. In this regard, the need to transition the university's distance e-learning system to a cloud-based platform is considered. The study examines and analyzes the challenges that universities face in delivering online education and the benefits that a cloud-based e-learning system can provide. Moving to a cloud-based platform can significantly improve the security of the system and ensure its protection against cyber threats. The study provides an overview of the current state of e-learning systems, their challenges, and the benefits of cloud computing in education, as well as a study of the security challenges faced by the e-learning environment in higher education institutions, and the means of protecting against information security threats to ensure an effective e-learning environment. After all, cloud platforms use advanced security measures, such as encryption, to protect sensitive data. Cloud providers are constantly updating their security measures, providing an adequate level of protection that universities could hardly achieve on their own. A secure mechanism for user privacy is observed, due to the methods of authentication, authorization and delivery of electronic content to users. The authors provide recommendations for the further development of the distance e-learning system and conclude that the transition to a cloud platform is crucial for the long-term success of online education.