There is one risk cybersecurity experts often overlook: burnout. We can build on threat detection and incident response capabilities and use cybersecurity risk management frameworks, such as NIST CSF, to improve our overall risk posture all we want without ever looking inward. Because burnout is internal, we may not always see it. But left unmanaged, it can be a serious problem for workers.
Walking The Peaks and Valleys of Stress In Cybersecurity Risk Management
The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) report, The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals 2020, provides insights into the current mood of cybersecurity professionals. Some highlights include:
The skills shortage is getting worse.
Career guidance is lacking.
Many people are competing for the very few leadership positions, which require management and business skills not often possessed by those who focus on technical skills.
Job happiness and salary concerns.
Career choices leading to personal issues.
Threat actors still maintain the upper hand.
In other words, even though your employees surge to meet business demands and become cybersecurity risk management experts for the systems they protect, their baseline for personal stress is pretty high.
Cybersecurity Risk Management: Not Just About Technology
There is a very good case for integrating technological support into your operations. For example, artificial intelligence can assist your staff immensely if implemented correctly. Similarly, a wel ..
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