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October 6, 2023
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POOR CYBERSECURITY HABITS ARE COMMON AMONG YOUNGER EMPLOYEES



One in three employees believe their actions do not impact their organization’s
security, according to Ivanti.




UNSAFE CYBERSECURITY HABITS AMONG OFFICE WORKERS

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 (those
above 40 years of age).

This is true about performing password hygiene, clicking on phishing links and
sharing devices with family and friends:

 * 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.
 * 13% of office workers under 40 clicked on a phishing link when targeted,
   compared to 8% of office workers older than 40.

In addition, gender, seniority and region can impact the collective strength of
the organization’s security as a whole. The report finds that men and leaders
are more comfortable contacting a security employee with a question or concern –
with leaders at an organization the most likely to reach out with a question at
72%.


REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN CYBERSECURITY TRAINING

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. That number drops
to 17% for the United Kingdom, 30% in the United States and 22% in Germany
respectively.

“Employees don’t always understand that they’re valuable members of the extended
security team despite organizations best attempts to train and educate,” said
Daniel Spicer, Chief Security Officer at Ivanti. “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.”

Many organizations have a top-down approach to training and cybersecurity
culture; however, the research shows it’s critical to build a collaborative and
positive security culture at every organization. Undertrained employees risk
diluting the strength of the overall organization’s preparedness, which is why
organizations need to design their tech stack to minimize end-user friction.




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