Stress, wellbeing and mental health has become an area of discussion in many industries, particularly on how best to address its impact on the workforce. There used to be a stigma attached to those with mental health problems, often leading to them being discriminated against. Thankfully, change is happening and awareness of this important issue is increasing.
However, in cybersecurity, it seems as though the industry is a step or two behind, instead of being ahead of the curve in how it is handling this problem.
Looking at the stats alone, research has shown that from 1000 security professionals, 51% had been prescribed medication for their mental health. In addition to that, almost a third of CISOs have considered quitting their organisation sighting ‘burnout’ as a significant factor for wanting out.
It is a clear and present issue.
With the sector already suffering from a global skills shortage, ensuring those working or seeking employment in cybersecurity are looked after is imperative for its survival. Without these individuals, no one would be safe in the digital world we live in.
Well, how have we got to this stage and how can we, as an industry, address mental health before more damage is done? At the IT Security Analyst & CISO Forum 2022, questions were posed to both leading CISOs and analysts on how big of a problem stress and burnout was, whether is it was negatively impacting the workforce’s productivity to deliver its objectives and, what can be done to solve it.
The consensus from the room was that the industry is suffering badly from stress, fatigue and burnout, which is ..
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