Let’s talk about presenteeism.
Simply put, presenteeism is when an employee is constantly showing up at work, despite being unwell. In today’s hybrid world, this could mean either physically showing up at the office or logging on at home. As well as accounting for showing up when you’re physically or mentally unwell, symptoms also include not taking holidays, being ‘contactable’ outside of work hours, and so much more. In the long run, presenteeism isn’t good for organisations – or their security postures.
Presenteeism and Cybersecurity: How to Recognise Symptoms When They’ve Become Part of the Job
Many cybersecurity professionals wouldn’t think twice about showing up to work when they were feeling under the weather. Many of the symptoms of presenteeism (showing up regardless, answering phone calls outside of work, being contactable 24/7/365 etc.) have become in and of themselves part and parcel of the role of a cybersecurity professional. Adversaries don’t stop and neither do the people who protect them.
Andy Robertson, Head of Enterprise and Cybersecurity Business, Fujitsu UK&I, further explains the toll that responsibility takes on cybersecurity professionals: “There can be a feeling that there is always another storm brewing that will need to be addressed, and that can be really taxing on the mental health of workers.”
“The confidentiality of the role adds challenges, too: people can’t always go home and debrief with their loved ones about their day without worrying that they will let something slip. So even if they have a support network around them, they can’t always use it.”
We all know the statistics. Cybersecurity professionals are burnout, overwhelmed, and vastly under resourced/funded/staffed. We are also aware of th ..
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