Abstract

protect administrative information, demonstrating the extent of senior management's interest in adopting electronic signatures and authorizing electronic correspondence. It also highlights the importance of maintaining information security from viruses and their advanced uses in administrative electronic correspondence.
The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach, as the study community represents all users of electronic systems, including department heads and administrative unit officials at the University of Babylon. The questionnaire was used to collect data, as (15) questionnaires were distributed, and (12) users responded to them. The data were collected, analyzed, and hypotheses were tested using statistical methods for the social sciences (SPSS), as a set of statistical methods were used to achieve the desired objectives of the study
The study concluded that electronic signature is not used by employees in administrative units, that the security equipment and software used at the University of Babylon are protected and capable of protecting electronic information well, and that users of electronic systems in administrative units have little knowledge of the concept of electronic signature.
The study presented recommendations, the most important of which are: holding workshops dedicated to users of electronic systems in administrative units on how to use electronic signatures and save information using electronic signatures.