Complacent Gen Z and Millennial workers are more likely to be duped by social engineering attacks

While most workers believe they can spot a phishing attempt, nearly one-in-four under-35s would fall for a suspicious message if they thought it came from a colleague or boss.

Four-in-five British workers told Accenture researchers they were confident they’d spot a suspicious message, even though more than a third have never received cybersecurity training.

Men show the biggest faith in themselves, being nearly twice as likely as women to report high confidence in spotting cyber threats, at 22% compared with 12%.

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