This study aimed to determine the cybersecurity degree of awareness among information specialists in Saudi university libraries, their required competencies, the vital training needs, and statistically significant differences in cybersecurity awareness among information specialists according to gender, years of experience, and the number of training courses. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method on a sample of male and female university librarians in Saudi libraries. The sample consisted of 200 information specialists from Saudi universities. The questionnaire included six axes: awareness of cybersecurity among information specialists, cybersecurity systems and methods for information professionals in Saudi university libraries, the necessary cybersecurity competencies for information specialists in Saudi universities, the requirements for achieving cybersecurity, and the training needs for information specialists to achieve cybersecurity. A high degree of relative cybersecurity awareness among information specialists at Saudi universities’ libraries was found. Statistically, there were significant differences in gender, years of experience, and training courses.

The present research paper aims to identify the role of data centers in big data processing for decision support, the sources of information in data centers in data processing, the competencies of data specialists for processing big data to promote decision support, as well as the difficulties encountered by data specialist in data centers during the processing of big data. The authors adopted the descriptive analytical approach by designing and applying a questionnaire to a sample of (313) employees in data, documentation, and decision support centers in the public and private sectors in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The results showed that data centers play a major role in big data processing. Most of the participants (62.1%) reported that feasibility studies are the most important source of decision support at the center. Moreover, (51.1%) of the participants received training courses in statistical processing. Some difficulties face data centers, including the lack of the quality, maturity, processing, and maintenance of data. The study recommends the need to securely and adequately update the management systems and programs of data centers and to provide specialized training courses for data center employees.   Received: 11 November 2021 / Accepted: 28 January 2022 / Published: 5 March 2022