In late 2015, Iranian hackers made headlines for stealing U.S. State Department data via a phishing scheme targeting individual government workers. It was a stark reminder that employees are often the most vulnerable link in an organizational network.
Cybercriminals capitalize on a lack of cyber awareness. According to CompTIA’s "Trends in IT Security" study, 52 percent of security breaches result from human error. It’s easy to see why hackers would target end users. For this reason, employers need to offer cybersecurity education and training for all staff. But employee cybersecurity training is complicated by a central fact: Today’s typical workplace includes three distinct generations. And much has been made about how baby boomers, Gen Xers, and millennials learn differently.
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