Blog Post: Generational Interchanges: Information Security Across the Generations

Generation X paved the way with Napster. Their younger cohorts, the Millennials,
have fully embraced sites like YouTube and MySpace to share information freely. 
Compare this with older generations’ attitudes toward proprietary information and
you have a costly culture clash. Personal electronic devices are everywhere - cell
phones, Blackberries and iPods are only the beginning - and how your employees use
them and view intellectual property will have drastic consequences for your business. 
 
Many organizations are updating their information security policies and procedures
taking the differences in generational attitudes and practices into account. Here are a
few suggestions to help you follow in their path:
 
• Conduct a 3rd-party assessment of the technological and physical security of
your organization’s proprietary information
• Create policies and train employees on the sharing and downloading of
company information
• Provide training on appropriate Internet, email, instant messaging, and
camera phone use on site and off
• Educate employees on the appropriate use of social networking websites for
personal and business purposes 
 
Want more insight and tips for managing the different generations in your
workplace? Contact us at www.interchange-group.com. 
 
Amy Robinson & Annika Hylmö
 
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