Survey finds attitudes toward intellectual property changing.

• Position: DATA SECURITY - Brief article - Survey

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Is it okay to take confidential information out of the office? Be careful, your answer may belie your age.

The "Document Security Survey" by Harris Interactive for FileTrek found a majority (68%) of the Millennial generation (ages 18-34) believe it is acceptable to remove confidential information from the office. Only half of the 55-plus age group agreed. Not surprisingly then, older adults were more likely to believe taking confidential information should result in termination (86%) than 18- to 54-year-olds (74%).

The survey results clearly showed there is a generational gap in attitudes toward handling confidential files in the workplace, and business leaders need to be aware of those changing attitudes...