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Regardless of generational differences across Boomers , Millennials and Gen Z , the research shows a false sense of password security given current behaviors across the board . In addition , LastPass found that while 65 % of all respondents have some form of cybersecurity education – through school , work , social media , books or courses – the reality is that 62 % almost always or mostly use the same or variation of a password .

The goal of the LastPass Psychology of Passwords research is to showcase how password management education and use can secure users ’ online lives , transforming unpredictable behavior into real and secure password competence . The survey , which explored the password security behaviors of 3,750 professionals across seven countries , asked about respondents ’ mindset and behaviors surrounding their online security .

The findings highlighted a clear disconnect between high confidence when it comes to their password management and their unsafe actions . While the majority of professionals surveyed claimed to be confident in their current password management , this doesn ’ t translate to safer online behavior and can create a detrimental false sense of safety .

However , Gen Z is also more likely to recognize that using the same or similar password for multiple logins is a risk , but they use a variation of a single password 69 % of the time .

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