Gen Z, Millennial Workers Are Bigger Cybersecurity Risks Than Older Employees

Younger workers surveyed are less likely to follow established business cybersecurity protocols than their Gen X and baby boomer counterparts, a new survey finds.

A new survey shows Generation Z and millennials, younger workers who have grown up as digital natives, are surprisingly more careless about their employers cybersecurity than their senior Gen X and baby boomer colleagues.
According to Ernst & Young LLPs 2022 Human Risk in Cybersecurity survey, although 83% of workers in the US report they understand their companys cybersecurity policies, younger Gen Z and millennial workers are less likely to
comply with them
.
For instance, 48% of Gen Z and 39% of millennial employees confessed to being more cautious with their own devices compared to their work-issued devices; they also admitted to widely disregarding IT updates; reusing passwords for personal and professional accounts; and accepting browser cookies in far greater numbers than Gen X or baby boomer workers.
This research should be a wake-up call for security leaders, CEOs and boards because the vast majority of cyber incidents trace back to a single individual, Tapan Shah, EY Americas consulting cybersecurity leader, said in a statement. There is an immediate need for organizations to restructure their security strategy with human behavior at the core. Human risk must be at the top of the security agenda, with a focus on understanding employee behaviors and then building proactive cybersecurity systems and a culture that educates, engages, and rewards everyone in the enterprise.

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