Leonid Belkind, co-founder and CTO of Torq, discusses the current state of burnout and mental health in the cybersecurity industry and how prioritizing employee well-being can provide potential ROI for companies everywhere.
By 2025, global cybercrime costs are expected to grow to $10.5 trillion annually, up from $3 trillion in 2015, according to Steve Morgan of Cybercrime Magazine. But behind cybercrime costs are cyber teams paying a much larger price, sacrificing their mental health as cyber-attacks grow and their team size, budget, and resources remain the same. With increased cybersecurity attacks and a lack of staff, cybersecurity teams are under immense pressure to stay on top of modern threat actors’ latest and greatest tactics, techniques, and procedures.
There’s too much work and not enough daily hours to handle it. SecOps professionals want to focus their talent on innovation and exploring new ideas, not just be at the frontline of parsing a daily onslaught of security alerts.
All of this begs the question: How can we better defend against growing cyber threats while keeping defenders happy and healthy?
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