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1 in 6 teens admit to hacking

This is a very interesting study about habits of teenage computer users. More UK teens hack but American teens start at a younger age. There is a lot of data and the Zdnet article clipped in this post does a great job of summarizing some of the key points. This is a must read for parents.

Amplify’d from blogs.zdnet.com
Do teens hack? Survey says 1 in 6 do

A newly released survey, ‘Teenage Hacking Habits’, reveals that based on a sample of 1000 teenagers, 16% admitted to hacking, 34% had already started by age 13, 84% by age 16, and 51% hack from home.

  • American kids hack less, are hacked more and get caught hacking substantially less than their UK counterparts
  • Facebook is the number one target for young hackers in the US (20%) and the UK (27%), followed by their friends’ email accounts. (6% US & 18% UK)
  • 29% of those who admitted to hacking were girls
  • 87% of US kids had tried hacking by age 16 as opposed to only 44% of their UK peers
  • The most common reason cited for hacking was for fun  (54%) followed by curiosity (30%)
    • A similar survey conducted by PandaSecurity last year, offers similar results.
    Who’s to blame? That depends. In the most recent case indicating just how low the entry barriers have become these daysRead more at blogs.zdnet.com
     
    Liked by  Joe Hackman  Paul Simbeck-Hampson

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    1. Paul Simbeck-Hampson  RT @msolncal 1 in 6 teens admit to hacking http://amplify.com/u/4jr1 < somewhat worrying!

      1. Joe Hackman  RT @msolncal 1 in 6 teens admit to hacking http://amplify.com/u/4jr1

        1. Regina Ward  I am a bit skeptic about this study. I live in NYC and have dealt with many teens through teaching and coaching. First, I would like to know how did they define “hacking” to the teens. Is trying to guess my parents password considered hacking? And it says it was conducted by “man on the street” researchers. Which streets did they survey? Did they cover all of NYC? Even the not-so-good neighborhoods where more than 50% of teens do not have computers at home? I know the city and have experienced many of the teens here. I need more info before I agree with these findings.

          1. Paul Simbeck-Hampson  What does the word hacking mean to you? Comment here - http://bit.ly/9yhIRj

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