Security News > 2023 > October > Poor cybersecurity habits are common among younger employees

The research also shows that Millennial and Gen Z office workers are more likely to have unsafe cybersecurity habits when compared to Gen X and older.

38% of office workers under 40 use the same passwords on multiple devices, compared to 28% of office workers older than 40.

34% of office workers under 40 shared work device(s) with family or friends, compared to 19% of office workers older than 40.

34% of office workers under 40 use a birthdate in their password, compared to 19% of office workers older than 40.

It also shows that there are regional variations in cybersecurity training and attitudes with 54% of employees in China and 43% in France reporting that their organizations do not provide mandatory cybersecurity training.

"There is also a dangerous assumption that since younger office workers are generally more tech savvy, they are also more security conscious. Security leaders need to enable all employees to play defense against threat actors and proactively build an open and welcoming security culture."

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