Are Cybersecurity Teams at Breaking Point?
Security teams are increasingly overwhelmed by workplace stress. It’s driven in part by more determined and better resourced threat actors, and more complex and harder-to-protect IT environments. But that’s not the whole story. Staff shortages and resource constraints are having an outsized impact on their ability to perform effectively at work.
This e-Book contains analysis and findings from a UK survey of IT security decision makers on the pressure they are under to protect their organisation the widening attack surface.
Highlights include:
Almost a third (32%) have suffered a significant security incident in the past year –often negatively impacting team morale, causing arguments, and extending working hours
Most (94%) security leaders have felt increased pressure to keep their company safe in the past year
Half of security leaders say the pressure they are under is reaching breaking point– and they feel burnt out and ready to throw in the towel
Over half (51%) have experienced negative emotions such as depression, anger, or anxiety due to feeling overwhelmed by work
Two in five have had to seek help because of the physical impact of work-related stress – e.g., due to migraines, panic attacks or high blood pressure