The majority believe their role has become more challenging in the last two years.
There has been a distinct increase in stress and other negative emotions experienced by security leaders in 2024.
According to research from Splunk, 35 percent of UK CISOs have experienced overwork or stress regularly over the past year, while 23 percent are actively looking for new roles.
Also 34 percent of CISOs reported observing signs of stress in those they manage, witnessing evidence of burnout within their teams. With increased cybersecurity headlines and reporting, 31 percent of CISOs expressed concern that the stress of their teams’ experiences will directly impact business operations and security posture.
The research also found that 87 percent of CISOs think their role has become more challenging in the last two years.
James Hodge, chief strategic advisor for Splunk EMEA, said: “Organisations need to ask themselves how they can support their employees not only through adoption of effective technologies, but through increased investment into talent and provision of tools and services to manage their general wellbeing.
“Businesses won’t be able to protect their operations without protecting their teams first.”
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
