Why security professionals experience burnout

Why security professionals experience burnout

In this episode of The Security Podcasts featuring Thomas Kinsella, Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer at Tines, we discuss why security professionals experience burnout and how security leaders can prevent it.  “If you’re trying to build out a mature security team, you can’t have a huge amount of turnover,” Kinsella says. “You need a mature team that’s able to stick around for a little while. If you’ve got teams that are burnt out, there’s going…

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Tesserent Offers Mental Health Tips for Australian CISOs

Tesserent Offers Mental Health Tips for Australian CISOs

Cyber professionals in the APAC region are no strangers to work-related stress. Reports have indicated that most cyber workers in the region experience burnout, with as many as 9 in 10 employees impacted on some level. Causes of burnout include a lack of resources and alert fatigue, resulting in employee anxiety or disengagement. Senior executives at Australian cybersecurity firm Tesserent have offered some advice for CISOs who want to preserve their mental health in the…

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8 Daily Practices to Avoid Cybersecurity Burnout

8 Daily Practices to Avoid Cybersecurity Burnout

Burnout happens when job demands such as workload, time pressure, and difficult clients are high, as well as when job resources, including quality leadership, autonomy and decision authority, recognition, and strong relationships, are lacking. The field of cybersecurity is particularly difficult, but that doesn’t mean burnout is inevitable, and it doesn’t mean you can’t recover after experiencing burnout. There are some daily practices that you can take to help you avoid burnout while keeping your performance…

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How to tackle burnout at the source in the security operations center

How to tackle burnout at the source in the security operations center

Frontline security teams play an invaluable role in their organization’s health and success. But as cyberattacks increase and organizations face a mountain of internal and external pressures, burnout among security professionals has hit worrying levels — leaving many heading for the door. Tines’s 2023 Voice of the SOC report recently shone a spotlight on the scale of this issue. This survey of 900 security professionals across the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe found…

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Sophos: Cyber Security Professional Burnout Is Widespread, Creating Risk for APAC Organisations

Sophos: Cyber Security Professional Burnout Is Widespread, Creating Risk for APAC Organisations

Many cybersecurity professionals with burnout in APAC have suffered in silence for years. However, a growing body of regional research, including a recent report from cybersecurity firm Sophos, is bringing attention to the extent, causes and impacts of the problem. The Sophos report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia-Pacific and Japan, found burnout and fatigue are widespread, with nine out of 10 employees impacted on some level. Causes include a lack of resources and alert…

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80% predict burnout will have significant effect on businesses

80% predict burnout will have significant effect on businesses

The global permacrisis is set to continue to take its toll in 2024, as extreme weather events continue to impact organizations and global instability deepens. The 2024 Risk Outlook, released by International SOS, is based on a survey of 675 global senior risk professionals This situation is giving rise to concerning levels of employee burnout. According to the latest International SOS Risk Outlook Report 2024, 80% of surveyed global senior risk professionals predict burnout will…

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Transforming retail security and efficiency with video management

Transforming retail security and efficiency with video management

The retail industry has always been dynamic, but today’s challenges are more complex than ever before. A brief scan of the headlines will quickly unveil the turmoil that brick-and-mortar retailers are facing — a veritable “retail cyclone,” a confluence of historic impact that is challenging retail to its core. On top of the external pressures from a litany of external forces, retailers must cater to the constant changing demands of consumers while safeguarding their stores…

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Tips to recruit and retain employees in cybersecurity talent shortage

Tips to recruit and retain employees in cybersecurity talent shortage

Tips to recruit and retain employees in cybersecurity talent shortage | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. …

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Preventing security training burnout among employees

Preventing security training burnout among employees

Preventing security training burnout among employees | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. This Website Uses CookiesBy…

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85% of IT anticipate leaving their role due to burnout

85% of IT anticipate leaving their role due to burnout

85% of IT anticipate leaving their role due to burnout | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. …

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