Feb 01 2022

Cybersecurity staff turnover and burnout: How worried should organizations be?

Category: Information SecurityDISC @ 10:13 am

The heightened risk of cyberattacks on businesses is being compounded by significant recruitment and retention issues within cybersecurity teams, making businesses more vulnerable to potential attacks, according to a research from ThreatConnect.

cybersecurity teams retention issues

With the number of data breaches in 2021 soaring past that of 2020, there is added pressure on cybersecurity teams to keep businesses secure. The research has found a concerning level of staff turnover, skills shortages, burnout, and low staff morale, pointing towards depleted reserves trying to manage the growing risk.

Cybersecurity teams recruitment and retention issues

  • Senior decision-makers across the US report an average security staff turnover rate of 20%.
  • 64% of senior decision-makers have seen a rise in turnover over the past year.
  • 43% of US respondents attribute a lack of skills as the biggest barrier for recruitment.
  • 1 in 5 US respondents are considering quitting their jobs in the next six months.
  • 57% of US respondents have experienced an increase in stress over the past six months.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created what many are calling the Great Resignation, which has affected all industries for the past two years. Employees, specifically those in the security industry, are now being expected to do more with less.

Cybercrime has increased significantly over the past year, making digital protection for businesses both more important and more difficult to achieve. Companies cannot afford to lose any security team members with cybercrime increasing so rapidly.

“In today’s digital ecosystem it is crucial that security employees receive adequate training, support, and resources needed to work efficiently in their jobs,” said Adam Vincent, CEO of ThreatConnect. “As employee turnover increases in this sector, it creates a vicious cycle that impacts a company’s performance and ability to mitigate cyber risks.”

“This makes it even more difficult for security teams to fulfill the company’s needs. Organizations must look at these numbers and recognize that there is more that can be done to protect their employees and in turn, the welfare of their company.”

Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

Breaking Out of Burnout

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Mar 08 2021

Starting your cybersecurity career path: What you need to know to be successful

A comprehensive guide to getting started in cybersecurity

Tags: Cybersecurity Career


Mar 01 2021

5 Top Cybersecurity Career Paths & Certifications

Category: Security Awareness,Security trainingDISC @ 1:05 pm

We are living in a world of innovations. Now, imagine innovative technologies with zero security is such a big nightmare. Cybersecurity comes here for the rescue. Cybersecurity is an immense ocean of various fields. Many skillful fishes are living in this ocean with lots of expertise. Cybersecurity is what keeps all organizations sane and safe. For that reason, I will discuss the fields that outgrown currently and the certifications that help in those fields.

Before diving into the ocean of cybersecurity, let us understand why to choose cybersecurity. Imagine being the CEO of a digital children’s toy-making corporate, promising every parent that the information provided about children inside the toys will stay safe. And the organization faces a cyber-attack that leaks all information about the children. That is the big downfall of the organization’s reputation.

Cybersecurity promises to secure the organization system’s from cyberattacks yet to keep user information safe. Cybersecurity professionals put all their efforts to create a secure and protect the environment, not only for organizations as well for all the users connected to the network/internet.

The world is becoming digital day-by-day, the growth in cybersecurity is not coming slow. The rates of cybercrime are also increasing yet bringing many opportunities for jobs in cybersecurity.

According to New York Times,3.5 million cybersecurity jobs are available this year. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) contemplate that in the next ten years, cybersecurity jobs will increase 30% compared to other computing jobs.

Job performance is another category where cybersecurity staff performs well. The (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Report in 2019 showed that 71% of cybersecurity professionals in the United States are happy with their employment.

Now, the question that arises is where to give a kick start in cybersecurity.

Breaking IN: A Practical Guide to Starting a Career in Information Security by [Ayman Elsawah]

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