It may seem the opposite, but it turns out that the aging generation of Boomers (not to be confused with the Spanish baby boomers, who would be Generation X) is the least likely to be a victim of cybersecurity crimes. The reason? That, despite generally having less knowledge, their distrust prevents them from falling prey to fraud.
Likewise, Generation Z and Millenials are the generations most prone to suffer cyber-attacks, as their more regular presence on the network and their greater trust makes them fall into more traps and become victims of a greater number of online crimes.
Younger people suffer more crimes due to overconfidence
This is the conclusion reached in a study conducted by Yubico, a Swedish company specializing in cybersecurity products and services. This study has shown that, despite not being digital natives, they are the most careful users in aspects such as the introduction of banking data or the use of different passwords.
It is also worth mentioning that, although Boomers are the least likely to suffer this type of attack, they also have less activity and use of the services available on the Internet due to the general distrust of making online payments. This implies that Boomers distrust online purchases by up to 42%, well above the 30% of Generation X, 29% of Millenials, or 23% of Generation Z.
The digital divide is a thing of the past
Just a decade ago there was talk that the digital divide was a serious problem, but over the years and with the democratization of Internet access through smartphones, this problem has become less and less of a problem, both in terms of economic impact and age. Nowadays it is common to see retired people doing business and shopping online, although it used to be difficult to see in the past.
For this reason, with so many people being regular users of the Internet, cybersecurity has become more important than ever, especially with today’s advanced technologies. In addition to software improvements by companies offering their products and services over the Internet, the prevention qualities that each user has internalized are also important.
