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FIGHTING BACK AGAINST CYBERSECURITY BURNOUT
Andrew Hollister , CISO , LogRhythm , explains how addressing burnout to reduce cyber-risk should be treated as seriously as any other business risk and considers how CISOs can put priorities into perspective .
n a rapidly expanding threat
I environment , the challenge for Chief Information Security Officers ( CISOs ) isn ’ t just evolving threat tactics but making sense of overwhelming security information . When protecting environments , security teams are increasingly faced with the stressful situation of determining and responding to the most urgent threats . This is leading to rapid rates of burnout within the industry .
The vast array of information that is now entering the cybersecurity space is met with a widening skills gap causing more cybersecurity experts to experience burnout . Statista found that 70 % of CISO respondents in the UK had experienced burnout in 2023 . For a space that already deals with staffing shortages and constant industry changes , this creates a massive challenge when it comes to having a healthy and high-functioning security team .
Given the pivotal role that technology plays within almost every business , addressing burnout to reduce cyber-risk should be treated as seriously as any other business risk . CISOs need to align their priorities to ensure staff well-being and cyberdefense is a top concern . They need processes and platforms to liberate security teams from time-consuming processes .
The burnout effect
Cybersecurity burnout is usually the result of a stressful and unmanaged working environment
Andrew Hollister , CISO , LogRhythm
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