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We all have the odd bad day at the office . For some of us , this can often be remedied by spending time with a loved one or friends . For others , the burden of responsibility can weigh heavier and have a profound impact on wellbeing .
Increasingly so , CISOs are falling into this second category . Against a backdrop of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks that threaten to impact businesses both financially and reputationally , as well as dealing with a skills gap and talent shortage , this C-suite role has become highly challenging .
Recent headlines have reported on charges levied against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer , Timothy G . Brown , for fraud and internal control failures relating to allegedly known cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities .
The consequences of an incident could be severe for CISOs today .
Kirsty Paine , Field CTO , Splunk , said : “ There is no denying that a role in cybersecurity can be one of the most exciting and diverse out there . As the threat landscape expands and the pace of attacks gets faster , the pace of defence speeds up in tandem , which means there is always something new to learn .
“ However , as cybercriminals become more persistent and workloads increase , the rate of change can also bring challenges . Many organisations , for example , have been impacted by the wake of the Great Resignation , the pressures of increasing digitisation , and the security challenges of remote work , exacerbating the already on-going talent shortage within the industry .”
Splunk ’ s State of Security research supports this assertion . According to the research , 76 % of security leaders globally said their team members had
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