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Survey on stress and burnout in cybersecurity
From: Neal O'Farrell <nealjofarrell () GMAIL COM>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:18:03 -0400
Hi everyone, we're conducting what we hope will be the most comprehensive study of the prevalence and impact of stress and burnout amongst security professionals, and we're inviting all Educause security group members to complete our short and private survey. There seems to be a growing consensus that stress and burnout are now at chronic and critical levels in security, and as a result damaging not only the individuals but their employer's security posture. And some recent studies, from Ponemon, Symantec and others, have found that nearly two thirds of security professionals have considered quitting the job, or the entire industry, because of stress and burnout. We believe that many of the causes of stress and burnout in security can be managed, and at no cost, but first they have to be recognized, and ideally, measured. That's the purpose of the study. It's just 20 questions, completely anonymous, and takes about 5 minutes to complete. This link will explain more and connect you to the survey. https://www.thepsyberproject.com/about-the-survey If you have any questions, or want to share your own personal stories or experience, we'd love to hear from you. And we'd love your input on the survey too. It's not scientific, and not for a specific control group, because we want to hear as many voices as possible (literally, not in our heads, although we'd like to hear about that too). Many thanks. Neal =========== Neal O'Farrell Founder, the PsyberResilience Project www.ThePsyberProject.com (925) 914 0248 EST nealjofarrell () gmail com *"Cybersecurity professionals are trying to save everyone. Does someone need to save them?"* Dark Reading, March 2020 ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
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