Report: Millennial Employees the Biggest Threat to Network Security

Millennials are most likely to reuse a password, accept social media friend requests from strangers, and look for a security workaround.

Security breaches continue to be problematic, for large and small businesses alike. One security risk experts are most concerned is the Millennial generation. A report from SoftwareAdvice examines how the three key working demographics approach security, and airs the concerns of experts.

According to Steven Weisman, security expert and author of the report:

Millennials are tremendously comfortable with, and active users of, great amounts of social media—but unfortunately, do not often do so with the proper security precautions, which can lead to data breaches.

Historically,

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