Cybersecurity statistics about gen x
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31% of Gen X plan to use ChatGPT to help them with gift ideas this holiday season.
An official app store is most influential for Gen X (53%) regarding what indicates security in an app.
39% of Gen X see themselves as most responsible for protecting personal data in an app.
The percentage of respondents who could correctly recognize a phishing attempt was similar across generations: Gen Z - 45%, Millennials - 47%, Gen X and baby boomers - 46% (both groups).
42% of Gen X and Boomers say they use a different password for every account as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
21 % of Gen X and Boomers say they froze their credit as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
30% of Gen X and Boomers say they use a password manager that creates secure passwords as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
When faced with data breaches at both a large corporation and a small business, 27% of Gen X and Boomers say they would stop shopping with both entirely.
31% of Gen Z and 27% of Millennials feel uneasy when websites have ads, versus 18% of Gen X and Boomers.
Nearly 1 in 4 (21%) Gen Z and Millennials feel businesses using a free email address like Gmail or Yahoo are concerning, versus 15% of Gen X or Boomers.
38% of Gen X and Boomers say they use a credit monitoring service as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
30% of Gen X and Boomers say they check that the website has a padlock icon before visiting and/or purchasing anything as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
37% of Gen X and Boomers would cut ties with a business if it experienced a security incident.
72% of Gen X and Boomers would take immediate action after a data breach notification.
About 1 in 3 (30%) Gen Z and Millennials find sites that are not mobile-friendly concerning, versus 24% of Gen X and Boomers.
37% of Gen X and Boomers say they don't save their credit/debit card information in brand accounts as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
7% of Gen X and Boomers report being less concerned about online security than they were five years ago.
Gen X encountered extortion scams at 35% and fell victim at 15%.
21% of Gen X admit they don’t trust or know how to set up a password manager