Subj : Gen Z and Millennial social media accounts are ripe for the takin
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Sat Jan 11 2025 10:30:05

Gen Z and Millennial social media accounts are ripe for the taking and this 
doesnt surprise me

Date:
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 10:02:00 +0000

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Nearly half of Gen Z and Millennial respondents in 20,000-strong Yubico 
survey claim to have been victims of breaches.

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percent of Gen Z and 46 percent of Millennials claim to have had passwords 
hacked in Yubicos latest annual report But theyre also the demographics 
supposedly most aware of and keen to adopt hardware security keys 73 percent 
of Gen Z are also worried about the rise of AI in cyberattacks 

Gen Z and Millennials are just as at risk to password breaches as anyone 
else, a new report from Yubico has claimed. 

Its survey found 47% of Gen Z and 46% of Millennials reporting their social 
media accounts passwords had been breached at some point, findings which 
appear to run at odds with 63% of respondents across the 20,000-strong sample 
size claiming they felt secure about cybersecurity measures in place to 
protect their personal information. 

And yet, the report also reveals 70% of respondents reported being the victim 
of a cyberattack in the past twelve months, indicative of overconfidence and 
a lack of cybersecurity education. 40% of respondents claimed they havent 
received any cybersecurity training at work. Gen Z and Millennial 
cybersecurity attitudes in the workplace 

Things get worse when considering nearly half (49%) of respondents reported 
being more concerned about their personal data than that of their company or 
workplace, demonstrating business and enterprise owners cant view computer 
and cybersecurity literacy as an innate skill in the youngest generations 
when considering the resilience of their own digital infrastructure. 

It also seems silly to imply that younger generations are more likely to take 
to and understand the implications of new technologies more easily, when 58% 
of survey respondents reported their concern about AIs continued 
sophisticated role in cyberattacks. Yubicos view on authentication methods 

The primary purpose of the report appears to be to advocate for alternative 
authentication methods in the workplace, with just 21% of workers reporting 
that they use a mobile authenticator app . Yubicos report does note workers 
may have valid reasons for not using this method, such as not wanting to use 
a personal smartphone for work or simply not having one 

To this end, Yubico advocates for passwordless MFA solutions such as 
software-based passkeys (seeing widespread support in the tech industry), 
plus physical security keys. 

In addition to being highly secure, passkeys greatly simplify the user 
experience," noted Derek Hanson, Yubicos VP of Standards and Alliances. 

By removing the need for users to remember complex passwords, it reduces the 
friction associated with logging in and eliminates the frustration of 
forgotten passwords. This can lead to increased user satisfaction and 
productivity, especially in enterprise environments where employees often 
juggle multiple accounts and passwords. 

When we look at todays options for passkeys, those that are device-bound on 
security keys provide the highest level of phishing-resistance and meet the 
strictest security standards. 

The report concludes by suggesting, embracing emerging [technology] like 
hardware security keys and passkeys will undoubtedly play a pivotal role in 
safeguarding our digital identities and securing the systems and services we 
rely on every day, a utopian notion thats nicely bookended by the reveal that 
39% of respondents believe that a standard username and password combination 
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attacks against targets in the country



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/gen-z-and-millennial-social-media-accou
nts-are-ripe-for-the-taking-and-this-doesnt-surprise-me


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