Abstract
The internet has revolutionized the way people communicate, access data, and engage with one another, and has led to online information sharing on social media platforms which has a huge impact on our society. Over the years, there have been numerous concerns about the impact that sharing of information has on user, data and information security. This research work investigates user?s perception of security in terms of information sharing on various social media platforms. A quantitative analysis was carried out amongst the post-graduate students of Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow. Data was collected using a questionnaire with eight (8) sections, which was administered online to capture information about users? behaviours related to their information sharing, perception of the sensitivity of data they share, control over privacy settings, and their trust level in social media platforms. Findings from this research has shown that Postgraduate students of Glasgow Caledonian University exchange all sort of personal and general information over social media platforms. However, they do not perceive these platforms to be highly secured, as there are concerns emerging regarding the security and trustworthiness of these platforms. This conclusively shows there is a high level of awareness amongst these social media users regarding privacy settings and security features provided by social media platforms.