Low Cybersecurity Awareness in Gen Z Employees: What HR Needs to Know
The business landscape has much to say about the upcoming generation of young professionals. Generation Z — those born between 1997 and 2012 — has significantly reshaped workplace norms, demanding more meaningful work, respect for flexible schedules and setups, and robust diversity and inclusion. However, they also bring fresh technological skills and perspectives, allowing companies to gain a competitive advantage in the digital era. Their innate ability to adapt to emerging technologies is not without problems, though. As more executives and human resource (HR) practitioners are discovering, Gen Z has alarmingly low cybersecurity awareness. In a study conducted by the National