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New SailPoint Survey Exposes Concerning Generational Differences Regarding Corporate Email Use and Cybersecurity Posture
Findings show younger generations conduct more risky behavior, with 93% of Gen Z workers utilizing corporate email for personal use AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nFindings show younger generations conduct more risky behavior, with 93% of Gen Z workers utilizing corporate email for personal use\n\n AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SAIL), the leader in enterprise identity security, today released its inaugural Trust Issues Survey, which aimed to identify gaps within organizations’ cybersecurity postures by analyzing workforce behaviors that blur work and personal lives, leading to security pitfalls.\n\nAccording to the findings, more than half (59%) of all workers are using corporate email for personal use, but Gen Z is the biggest offender (93%). With these numbers growing as the lines between work and home increasingly blur amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SailPoint set out to determine how users’ behaviors when conducting these activities could put a target on any organization’s back for a cyberattack or data breach.\n\nExamining workers’ awareness levels when it comes to identifying and acknowledging a phishing attack, the survey found 44% noticed that the number of phishing messages they’ve received is up year-over-year. However, there are glaring generational differences when it comes to their behaviors that are putting Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z – and their employers – at risk.\n\nHighlighted findings from the report include:\n\nSocial media is fueling malicious attacks – especially against Gen Z\n\nIn this day and age, an email is required to create any kind of online account – including social media profiles. While these sites are traditionally meant for personal use, the survey found that Gen Z (77%) and Millennials (55%) are using corporate emails for their social media logins, compared to just 15% of Gen X and 7% of Boomers. Considering the frequency and reach of social media hacks today (e.g., more than half a billion Facebook accounts were stolen just this April), risk is on the rise, with new potential doorways being opened every day.\n\nThe holidays signal greater corporate threats from younger generations\n\nAhead of the holiday season, nearly one in three workers (29%) say they use their corporate email for online shopping (Boomers are the least likely to engage in these activities, with only 3%). More urgently, 39% have received a phishing message impersonating a retailer, and 22% have received a message ...