Gen Z
We've curated 85 cybersecurity statistics about Gen Z to help you understand how this tech-savvy generation's online habits and evolving threat landscape are shaping cybersecurity practices in 2025.
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21% of business leaders report encountering “rage videos” where private details were deliberately exposed.
About 23% of business leaders have seen Gen Z employees share inbox screenshots as “corporate cringe”.
18% of companies are considering increasing training and education on confidentiality due to Gen Z leaking company data.
52% of business leaders believe Gen Z employees pose a security risk.
19% of business leaders admit they don’t trust Gen Z workers to handle confidential information.
About 34% of business leaders have seen Gen Z employees record “day in the life” TikToks that revealed sensitive details.
29% of business leaders report seeing Gen Z employees filming in front of whiteboards or strategy decks.
23% of business leaders report Gen Z employees using real customer data in skits.
A quarter (25%) of business leaders report seeing Gen Z employees use company logos, contracts, or pay stubs in videos.
18% of business leaders say a Gen Z employee has leaked confidential information.
Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, 47% reported legal issues.
Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, 42% reported financial losses.
Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, only 10% said the leak resulted in no serious consequences.
30% of companies are avoiding hiring Gen Z employees.
26% of Gen Z consumers say they froze their credit as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
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.
33% of Gen Z consumers say they don't save their credit/debit card information in brand accounts as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
26% of Gen Z consumers say they use a credit monitoring service as a measure to help themselves from being hacked.
36% of Gen Z consumers 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.
More than half of Gen Z (53%) and 42% of Millennials have cut ties with a business because it experienced a security incident.