The majority of UK IT security professionals feel that they are underrated by their fellow workers and employers, according to a study commissioned by privileged access management firm Thycotic.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (63%) feel that their security teams are either viewed as the company naysayers, “doom mongers” or a “necessary evil” (36%), despite the fact that more companies are hiring CISOs and data protection officers in response to new risk frameworks in data protection regulations, such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Some 27% of respondents said company security and security professionals are just something that runs in the background that employees don’t really notice.
The research, which was conducted with 100 IT security decision makers within the UK, revealed that more than a third of respondents (38%) believe that they are viewed as the “policemen”, with 13% saying that they continually experience negativity towards their team and their work.
Almost three-quarters (74%) of security professionals reported negativity or indifference regarding the introduction of new security measures and policies, with employees…
