“We know that there’s a problem within the cybersecurity industry when it comes to burnout – and it’s a problem that’s only getting worse.” That’s what Yvonne Eskenzi, Co-Founder of wellbeing and productivity app The Zensory, has noticed over the past three decades in the industry. What’s changed in recent years? “To name a few things, there’s increased attack surfaces, more threats, and cybercriminals have become savvier,” notes Eskenzi. Concerned by the effect such problems were having on her peers, she did something about it.
The Zensory is an app, currently used by over 30,000 desktop users, that was designed by its creators to combat the very issues that plague the cybersecurity industry: burnout, alert fatigue, and stress. The app was created by Yvonne Eskenzi alongside her daughters, Jasmine and Jade, during lockdown after they all noticed similar mental health issues affecting their respective peers. The Zensory harnesses the power of the senses (also known as sensehacking) to help its users focus and/or relax. Additionally, users can personalise their experiences according to how they learn best (their learning modality). For some, that’s using the immersive and colourful touch pads, for others it’s naturescapes and binaural beats.
What The Zensory provides is a toolkit that helps users ‘hack’ (and transform) their mood, replacing stress with calmness and an inability to focus with clarity. All of this is part of building and maintaining and healthy work-life balance.
A healthy work-life balance is one of the most important ways that cybersecurity professionals can avoid burnout. In fact, a survey by Tessian found that 1 in 5 CISOs work more than 25 extra hours per week, missing special occasions, family commitments ..
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