UK organisations are leaving themselves vulnerable to cybercrime with over a third of 18-24-year-olds able to access any files on their company network, and only one in five having to request permission to access specific files.

Less than half (43%) are restricted to accessing only the files that are relevant to their work. This is according to a study into attitudes to cybersecurity among the next generation workforce, commissioned by Centrify. The study, conducted by Censuswide, sought the views of 1,000 18-24-year olds and 500 decision makers in UK organisations to discover how security, privacy and online behaviour at work impacts the lives of younger employees and the companies they work for.