CSO Beware: Security Doesn't Concern Generation Y

Security is not a concern for most Generation Y'ers and most don't think much of their IT departments' policies either. Here's why.

Cisco's third and final installment of its 2011 Connected World Technology Report features a survey of 1,400 18-to-24 year olds with results that are challenging, if not frightening, for the IT department.

Of those surveyed, four in five think their company's policy on social media and device usage is outdated, seven in 10 admitted to knowingly breaking IT policies on a regular basis, and three in five believe they are not responsible for protecting corporate information and devices.

We know from previous Cisco surveys that the generation entering the workforce has a heightened level of expectations for Internet access and social media. These young workers want to use their own devices and often are willing to take positions that might pay less if they are allowed to bring their own gadgets to work.

The latest survey reveals that this same group -- the so-called Generation Y or Millennials who have grown up with the Internet -- is more likely to share personal information online, is far less data security conscious than is required for the enterprise, and has an "Internet at any price" mentality.

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