Study finds that Indian millennials are poor at creating complex passwords to prevent hacking

While 75 percent of the millennials are comfortable using biometrics, less than half are using complex passwords and 41 percent reuse passwords. When it comes to biometric authentication, young adults are more receptive in India but lax in creating complex passwords and are prone to hacking, a new study said on Monday. While 75 percent of the millennials are comfortable using biometrics, less than half are using complex passwords and 41 percent reuse passwords, the “ IBM Security : Future of Identity Study” noted. “Sixty-seven percent are comfortable using biometric authentication today, while 87 percent say they’ll be comfortable with these technologies in the future,” the study said.