Stephen Amstutz , Director of Innovation at Xalient , explains that SASE can help to overcome some of the stresses around skills , lack of resources , costs and performance while providing a more secure environment . tephen Amstutz , Director of

Innovation at Xalient , highlights that SASE can address challenges related to skills shortages , limited resources , costs , and performance , while enhancing overall security .

A recent study by ISC2 reveals that 73 % of Chief Information Security Officers ( CISOs ) in the US reported experiencing burnout over the past year .

According to this Voice of the CISO report 61 % of CISOs said they face excessive expectations from their employers . Additionally , owing to the cybersecurity skills gap , many CISOs must continue to defend their companies with incredibly stretched resources and a mounting list of tasks that fall at the CISO ’ s feet .

A lack of resources and skills was highlighted in our latest research report : ‘ Why SASE is the Blueprint for Future-proofing Your Network in 2025 and Beyond ’ which polled 700 organisations that had already implemented a SASE solution . We found that 82 % of research respondents said finding , recruiting , and retaining the specialist security skills they need to protect their organisation from new and growing threats that impact the network is a major challenge . This is all contributing to additional pressure being placed on already strained security teams and CISOs .

Many CISOs must continue to defend their companies with incredibly stretched resources .

The pressure of personal liability

To add to this , growing regulation and legislation means cybersecurity leaders are becoming more concerned about personal liability .

Hacks on companies ’ IT systems often come with business disruptions , reputational damage , regulatory investigations and lawsuits . CISOs must manage cybersecurity risks and , at the same time , educate C-suite colleagues and the board about the ramifications . All these pressures put CISOs at risk of quitting their jobs . In fact , 50 % of current CISOs are expected to change jobs by 2025 , according to a Gartner study .

Burnout due to relentless change

There are several other contributing reasons that mean many CISOs are looking to walk . First , the complexity of IT environments and architectures means there ’ s a larger number of threats that CISOs need to address which all require their own specific strategies , objectives , plans and projects in place to manage . The new ‘ work from anywhere ’ paradigm also adds to this complexity and has expanded the threat surface , as CISOs must ensure that remote employees can access their systems in the same way they would if they were in the office .

Second , criminals ’ methods of attacking organisations are becoming increasingly sophisticated and the advent of cloud and multicloud environments has created a challenging landscape for CISOs to protect . As the adage goes , threat actors only need to succeed once while CISOs have to protect data 100 % of the time . Advances in AI and Generative AI , in the hands of cybercriminals , make the threat landscape even more challenging . and , according to Deloitte ’ s 8th

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