Almost one in five infosec pros have quit a job due to overwork or burnout caused by the constant pressure of keeping things safe and doing so without the resources to counter ever-evolving threats.
The is the gloomy picture painted by a report from the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CiiS – previously known as IISP), which surveyed 445 security specialists.
"In an era where workplace stress, mental illness, mindfulness and work-life balance are matters of importance and interest, we sought to understand if the security profession was at risk of burning itself out," the report, Security Profession 2019/2020 [PDF], stated.
CiiS asked if the sector is trying to "cope with a growing problem by relying on a st ..
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