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Majority of cybersecurity and IT professionals in Singapore are burned out

Nurdianah Md Nur
Nurdianah Md Nur • 2 min read
Majority of cybersecurity and IT professionals in Singapore are burned out
Cybersecurity fatigue was directly responsible for cyber breach and slow response time to cyber incidents, according to a Sophos study. Photo: Unsplash
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More than four in five (82%) of cybersecurity and IT professionals in Singapore say that feelings of burnout increased in the last 12 months.

They believe this has led them to be “less diligent” in their roles, and that the cybersecurity fatigue was directly responsible for a cyber breach (23%) and slower than average response time to cyber incidents (20%).  

Moreover, stress and burnout were directly attributed as a cause of cybersecurity and IT professional resignations in 41% of companies in Singapore.

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