Windows 10: New Microsoft research shows Millennials encounter most risk online

Brink · Oct 3, 2018

Millennials around the world — those between the ages of 18 and 34 — are exposed to the highest levels of online risk and suffer the most severe consequences from those risks when compared to other age groups, a new Microsoft study shows. In addition, once millennials have had a negative experience online, more so than other age groups they lose trust in others online and off; they become stressed, depressed, lose sleep or lose a friend; and they worry that the hurtful experience will happen again.

These results are from Microsoft’s latest research into digital civility: how people are being treated online and how they are treating others, as well as our effort to encourage safer and healthier online interactions among all people. The study, “Civility, Safety and Interaction Online — 2018,” will be released on international Safer Internet Day in February, and polled teens and adults in 22 countries[1] about the various risks they face online.[2] This year’s survey builds on similar work done over the past two years that surveyed the same age groups. A total of 11,157 people took the latest poll.

Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of millennials in 22 countries said they experienced at least one of 21 different online risks. That compares to 62 percent of baby boomers (ages 50-74), 63 percent of teens (ages 13-17) and 66 percent of Generation Xers (ages 35-49). In fact, data show, on average, millennials experienced 3.4 risks of the 21 our research asked about. That compares to 2.7 risks on average for both teens and Gen Xers, and 2.2 risks on average for baby boomers. The most common online risks encountered by millennials included unwanted contact (46 percent); hoaxes, scams and fraud (34 percent); and unwanted “sext” messages (28 percent).

2018 Digital Civility Index highest for millennials

In asking people about their online risk exposure, we use their responses to calculate our Digital Civility Index (DCI), a measure of the perceived level of online civility in a given country or among a specific demographic. The index works like a golf score: the lower the reading (on a scale from zero to 100), the lower the respondents’ risk exposure and the higher the perceived level of online civility among people in that country. Among age demographics, the DCI for millennials was the highest in 2018 at 73 percent. That compares to 66 percent for Generation X, 63 percent for teens and 62 percent for baby boomers, and is 8 percentage points above the all-country average for the past two years.

‘Severe to moderate pain’ from online risks also highest among millennials

In 2016 and 2017, the DCI was unchanged at 65 percent. Given the flat reading from Year One to Year Two, in this latest study, we decided to look more closely at the consequences of the various risks and the level of associated “pain.”

Across all respondents in all age groups, more than eight in 10 (84 percent) reported pain from the online risk. For 29 percent, the pain was “mild” — tolerable or able to be ignored. “Moderate” pain caused hurt among 27 percent of respondents, while 28 percent suffered “severe” pain, defined as negatively impacting the quality of one’s life. Of that 28 percent, 8 percent reported experiencing unbearable pain that proved mentally or physically disabling.

Among age demographics, 60 percent of millennials reported moderate to severe pain from online risks, compared to 58 percent of teens, 49 percent of Gen Xers and 29 percent of baby boomers. Thirty-four percent of millennials reported severe or debilitating pain.

The good news for millennials is that more than half of millennial respondents expressed strong confidence in their ability to handle risks, and millennials were the second most likely age group to act in response to a risk (teens were the first group to act. For more on the latest preliminary teen data, see last month’s post here.) That said, 60 percent of millennials also said they did not know, or were unsure, where to find help with an online risk, and nearly half said it was difficult to find help when needed. Millennials also scored the lowest percentage of those who believed their actions were effective in managing online risks.

So, what can we take away from these findings? Across age groups and geographies, online risks are real. The pain and suffering that result from online risk exposure can be devastating. We can all improve our sense of civility and decorum online as one way of minimizing risk exposure, as well as follow-on hurt and harm. And, we can start by living by four common-sense principles online, what we call our Digital Civility Challenge. In short,

Live the “Golden Rule”

Respect differences

Pause before replying, and

Stand up for yourself and others.

There are other actions that can be taken to grow a culture of digital civility and respect, whether you run a small technology company or are a parent, an educator or a policymaker. Click here to review our suggested best practices.

We will continue to make key findings from our research available in the coming weeks, all leading up to the full and final release on Safer Internet Day 2019. Meanwhile, to learn more about digital civility, visit www.microsoft.com/digitalcivility. For more on online safety generally, visit our website; check out and share our resources; “like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

[1] Countries surveyed: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada*, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Singapore*, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. (* Indicates the first time this country has been included in this research.)

[2] In the latest study, the 21 risks break down as follows:

Reputational – “Doxing” and damage to personal or professional reputations

Behavioral – Being treated meanly; experiencing trolling, online harassment or bullying; encountering hate speech and microaggressions

Sexual – Sending or receiving unwanted “sext” messages and making sexual solicitations; receiving unwanted sexual attention – a new risk added in this latest research, and being a victim of sextortion or non-consensual pornography (aka “revenge porn”), and

Personal / Intrusive – Being the target of unwanted contact, experiencing discrimination, swatting, misogyny, exposure to extremist content/recruiting, or falling victim to hoaxes, scams or fraud.

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Brink · Oct 5, 2018

MSRC 2017 list of Top 100 security researchers

Security researchers play an essential role in Microsoft’s security strategy and are key to community-based defense. To show our appreciation for their hard work and partnership, each year at BlackHat North America, the Microsoft Security Response Center highlights contributions of these researchers through the list of “Top 100” security researchers reporting to Microsoft.

This list ranks security researchers reporting directly to Microsoft according to the quantity and quality of all reports for which we’ve issued fixes. While one criteria for the ranking is volume of reports a researcher has made, the severity and impact of the reports is very important to the ranking. Higher-impact issues carry more weight than lower-impact ones. While this list does not include security researchers who report to our partners ZDI and iDefense as we do not always have full information to recognize their efforts, we very much appreciate the partnership with ZDI and iDefense as they ensure that we know about any reports affecting Microsoft products.

Given the number of individuals reporting to Microsoft, anyone ranked among the Top 100 is among some of the top talent in the industry. Regardless of where security researchers are ranked in this list, we appreciate their active and ongoing participation with the Microsoft Security Response Center, and encourage new researchers to report potential vulnerabilities to us at L: secure@microsoft.com. We’re excited to see who’s going to be on the list next year.

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Source: The MSRC 2017 list of “Top 100” security researchers MSRC

Windows 10: New Microsoft research shows Millennials encounter most risk online

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