DATA PROTECTION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN COMMERCIAL BANKS IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between data protection and productivity in Commercial Banks in Rivers State. The study was anchored on information security Theory. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design. The accessible population of the study consisted of Three Hundred and Forty-Eight (348) office managers of Twenty-Four (24) commercial bank’s headquarters operating in Rivers State. The sample size of the study was One Hundred and Eighty-Six (186) respondents of twenty-four (24) commercial banks in Rivers State. The above sample size was obtained using the Taro Yamene Sampling Formula. A structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The test of hypothesis was done using Spearman Rank Order Correlation with the aid of SPSS Version 25.0. Findings revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between data protection and productivity in Commercial Banks in Rivers State. The study concluded that data protection and productivity in Commercial Banks in Rivers State. The study recommended amongst others that management of Commercial banks should ensure robust access control mechanisms such as multi-factor authentication, role-based access permissions, and audit trails should be implemented to improve the accuracy, security and reliability of records management.