{"id":44278,"date":"2021-07-08T15:32:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T07:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=44278"},"modified":"2021-07-08T15:32:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T07:32:19","slug":"millennials-boomers-more-guarded-about-future-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2021\/07\/08\/millennials-boomers-more-guarded-about-future-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Millennials, Boomers more guarded about future tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gen Z and Gen X in Southeast Asia (SEA) are less afraid about future technologies such as biometrics, smart appliances, robotic devices and deepfakes while Millennials and Boomers have their guards up. These are some more key findings from Kaspersky\u2019s research <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/digital-reputation-economy-report\/\">\u201cMaking Sense of Our Place in the Digital Reputation Economy\u201d<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research conducted just last November 2020 asked 831 social media users in SEA about their level of fear against the current technological trends and found out that more than half (62%) are afraid of deepfakes. It is highest among Baby Boomers (74%) and lowest among Gen X (58%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F1NLPyAdUwMo0LVjoHUf6w2AebXDzfW5IwuKC8Mocbs9-9IaLS63TA4yZlMJ7e7bGtuUg9REzavXoQCAI_5ng-0_OVSIkf-mUuxrvSDqntKHlYcaomYnwBXORcJQiJusq_T_w_1hP&amp;t=1625726291&amp;ymreqid=27f3344f-c727-c29c-1cd7-11000101e600&amp;sig=yBj9GWnAFozBRw543ffYwg--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deepfakes is the use of artificial intelligence to create images, audio, or voice recordings in someone else\u2019s likeness. The respondents\u2019 attitude towards this technology is not without basis as deepfake videos have been used for political purposes, as well as for personal revenge. Increasingly, they are also being used in major attempts at blackmail and fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, the CEO of a British energy firm was tricked out of $243,000 by a voice deepfake of the head of his parent company requesting an emergency transfer of funds. The fake was so convincing that he didn&#8217;t think to check; the funds were wired not to the head office, but to a third party&#8217;s bank account. The CEO only became suspicious when his \u201cboss\u201d requested another transfer. This time, alarm bells rang &#8211; but it was too late to get back the funds he&#8217;d already transferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEA respondents are less but still guarded about biometrics or the use of fingerprint, eye scanner, and facial recognition (32%), smart devices (27%), and robotic tools like a robot cleaner (15%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The social media users in the region have valid reasons to fear the up and coming technologies as the study also unmasked their negative experiences online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most common incident faced by more than 3-in-10 respondents was an account takeover wherein someone got access to their accounts without their permission. More than a quarter (29%) also have some secret information seen by someone they would not want to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 2-in-10 also shared that someone got access to their devices forcibly (28%), their private information was either stolen or used without consent (24%) or was seen publicly (23%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aftermaths of these incidents include receiving spam and adverts (43%), stress (29%), causing embarrassment or offense (17%), reputational damage (15%), and monetary loss (14%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur survey proves that unfortunate incidents can happen online and such have real-life repercussions. Technologies are meant to evolve for the greater good, however, there are always learning curves where some amount of fear with action will be vital,\u201d comments Chris Connell, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the same research revealed that there are still almost 2-in-10 users in the region who believe that internet security software is not required to protect their online lives. This perception is highest with Gen Z (17%), followed by Millennials (16%). There were both 15% of Gen X and Baby Boomers who also deem these solutions unnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a cause of concern as we, humans, are prone to making errors from time to time and such solutions are meant to be our safety nets. While there is no silver bullet when it comes to cybersecurity, it is still important to have basic defenses in place. Business owners should particularly look into this as their IT infrastructure continues to flow from their safer enterprise networks to the more vulnerable individual houses,\u201d adds Connell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COVID-19 has caused an overnight remote working revolution, bringing with it new cyber-challenges for IT teams. Here\u2019s Kaspersky\u2019s tips on how to help homeworkers stay cyber-safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teach your teams to become cyber-aware<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Training is crucial to help your teams become cyber-aware. Plan a program of learning, with a mix of online learning, classroom (virtual or real-world) and regular advice by email. You could test whether people can spot a phishing attack by setting up a fake phishing email.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To start, try this free <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.kaspersky.com\/stay_secure_course.html\">30-minute adaptive learning course by Kaspersky and Area9 Lyceum<\/a> for those who are new to remote working to help them work safely from home with lessons about choosing strong passwords, the importance of endpoint protection and regular software updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Philippines, Kaspersky is offering free e-gift vouchers (choice of Grab, GCash, or PayMaya) for every purchase of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kaspersky Total Security (valid for 1 year for 1 device) or&nbsp;<\/li><li>Kaspersky Internet Security (valid for 1 or 2 years for 1, 3, or 5 devices)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This promo is running until July 31, 2021. Participating Kaspersky products are available from official partner stores in Metro Manila, official partner e-stores, and via<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shopee.ph\/kasperskyphilippines\"> Shopee<\/a> and<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lazada.com.ph\/shop\/kaspersky-philippines\"> Lazada<\/a>. Please check this <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/campaign.apostrophe.com.my\/kaspersky-safe-family-ph\/product\">link<\/a> for the complete list of participating stores and for more information about the promo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Build a culture of trust<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, in many larger organizations, there isn\u2019t a culture of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/category\/transparency\/\">transparency<\/a> between employees and IT on cyber matters. When people make mistakes, they\u2019re either unaware of what they\u2019ve done or are scared they\u2019ll lose their job, so they may not formally report a data breach incident that ends up damaging the company. You need to build a culture of trust and transparency between employees and the IT team. Open communication is critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advise against casual browsing on work devices<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casual browsing may lead to compromised network security, so make sure employees know this and encourage them to do personal things \u2013 like shopping, social media or reading news \u2013 on their own devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Patch employees\u2019 machines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your employees\u2019 devices aren\u2019t completely patched and up-to-date, the chances increase of hackers finding a vulnerability in your system. Remotely access their machine to patch or help them do it themselves over the phone. Even better, install an automated patching solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ask people to change default passwords on home routers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most home routers use a default password, which hackers can find and then get into the back end of the home network. Few people bother to change it because it\u2019s a somewhat tricky process, but it will drastically improve employees\u2019 cyber-defenses.&nbsp; Show them how they can do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study by Kaspersky also puts spotlight on SEA\u2019s attitude towards internet security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":42996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[101,54,2103,53,4100],"class_list":["post-44278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-kaspersky","tag-security","tag-security-breach","tag-security-risk-management","tag-security-solutions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}