BURNOUT AND FATIGUE IN IT PROFESSIONALS

A Sophos report reveals that 94% of cybersecurity and IT professionals in the Philippines are impacted by burnout and fatigue, the highest in Asia Pacific and Japan

Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, released the findings of its fourth “The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan’’ report in collaboration with Tech Research Asia (TRA). The report found that 94% of respondents in cybersecurity and IT roles in the Philippines are impacted by burnout and fatigue, the highest among the markets surveyed. Across the region, an average of 90% of respondents in cybersecurity and IT roles are impacted by burnout and fatigue.

The study revealed that burnout is felt across almost all aspects of cybersecurity operations, with 88% of respondents in the Philippines saying that feelings of burnout increased in the last 12 months with 36% saying that this burnout makes them “less diligent” in their cybersecurity roles; 11% of respondents identified that cybersecurity burnout or fatigue contributed to, or was directly responsible for, a cybersecurity breach and 19% of companies experienced slower than average response times to cybersecurity incidents. Companies in the Philippines were the most impacted by lost productivity.

CAUSE OF CYBERSECURITY BURNOUT AND FATIGUE 

The five leading causes of cyber burnout and fatigue in the report include:

1. A lack of resources available to support cybersecurity activities

2. The routine aspects of the role, which create a feeling of monotony