Millennials a growing workplace IT risk

The growing number of millennials in the workforce is creating an increasing risk for information technology security.

Citrix's Australia and New Zealand vice president Les Williamson.

The growing number of millennials in the workforce is creating an increasing risk for information technology infrastructure and security, says IT firm Citrix, with device sharing the biggest concern.

A Citrix and Ponemon Institute study found millennials are bringing a growing number of mobile apps, devices and new methods of information sharing and collaboration at work, posing heightened security risks.

More than half of Australian and New Zealand respondents thought millennials posed the greatest risk to sensitive and confidential data, compared with 26 per cent being concerned about Generation X and 19 per cent for baby boomers.

Of the respondents, 30 per cent said Gen X was likeliest to be negligent or careless when following organisational security policies, and 32 per cent said baby boomers were most susceptible to phishing and social engineering scams.

The report found three-quarters of Australian businesses were attacked in the past year, costing an average of $622,000.

Citrix Asia Pacific vice-president Les Williamson says the modern workforce is more flexible and traditional security approaches need to evolve.

“A more flexible IT security architecture must consider the needs of the workforce, including generational differences,” he says. “It should extend beyond traditional fixed endpoint security approaches so it delivers threat detection and protection of apps and data at all stages.”

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT REBRANDS

The Australian Institute of Management has rebranded its membership arm to become the Institute of Managers and Leaders.

The rebranding and name change will have no direct impact on AIM’s education and training organisation.

An AIM spokesman says there is “a desire to have a deep and long-lasting impact on the development of the region’s managers and leaders through a long-overdue conversation about leadership”.

YOUR CV: SPELL IT OUT

Resume and careers expert Catherine Cunningham has released a series of infographics on how to build a curriculum vitae that will help win the job you want, including four key tips.

The Career Consultancy director says every corporate opening attracts about 250 resumes but recruiters spend only five to seven seconds looking at them. She says the four key aspects to writing a resume include creating an attractive document, focusing on page one and the role being applied for, crafting strong and honest achievements, and obeying conventions, including the words I and my. Length is important, as is including workplace histories in a reverse chronological order, focusing on recent jobs and using a decent font and reasonable text size.

SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT

Collaboration and Communities are the themes of the National Small Business Summit in Melbourne from August 23 to 25.

Hosted by the Council of Small Business of Australia, the summit will build and strengthen partnerships between business, policymakers and industry leaders, with a focus on supporting the future needs of more than two million small businesses nationally.

Sessions will cover cybersecurity, banking and financial management, regulation red tape, mental health and wellbeing, and workplace relations. Speakers will include Council of Small Business Australia chief executive Peter Strong, Menzies Research Centre chief executive Nick Cater, Google Australia and New Zealand managing director Jason Pellegrino and Taxation Commissioner Chris Jordan. Details: www.cosboansbs.com.au.