Taxonomy of Information System Security Vulnerability in e-learning and its Handling

Abstract

E-learning is an educational concept that utilizes information technology in the process of learning and teaching. At present, the e-learning system has become one of the required parts to support the creation of better learning in every educational institution in Indonesia. Some developers in the field of education recognize that digital learning systems have many good influences for all people who use them both teachers, students and schools. In general, e-learning systems include learning carried out in electronic media (internet) both formally and informally. Formally E-learning, for example, learning uses ordinary learning tools that have been prepared based on schedules that have been made by related parties (teachers and students), where the system consists of tutors and participants. from internet networks, hardware (such as computers, mobile phones, tablets), software and also security protection systems (such as finger print, cameras and passwords). However, e-learning systems are vulnerable to security threats, this is caused by the presence of several security holes that can be penetrated by a hacker to be able to manipulate data. So that e-learning system security can be disturbed / hijacked by hackers. This paper is a literature review which generally discusses: 1) several security vulnerabilities that may occur in e-learning systems, 2) categorization for e-learning protection based on sources of vulnerability, 3) several methods or handling that can be done to overcome several vulnerabilities security, and 4) examples of security models that can be applied in e-learning systems.