Ensuring data security for web based distance learning systems

Modern Distance Learning Systems cover software systems supported by powerful technologic infrastructure. Software programs are now created with web based technologies because of the increase in internet usage. With this development, Distance Learning Systems are started to be designed with web based software. Web Based Distance Learning Systems are open to external threats and for this reason, it is necessary to work meticulously on data security.In the first the concepts of Distance Learning Web Based Distance Learning Systems, data security, information science and server security have been clarified the following two parts, data security studies have been carried out on WELANIMAL project which is designed as a Web Based Distance Learning System for Afyon Kocatepe University. The system has been controlled via data security tests and necessary arrangements have been done before putting it into service. Data security studies have been applied in terms of network security, server system security and software security.