{"id":3561,"date":"2024-02-07T17:38:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T09:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joyous-tan-antelope.62-72-47-242.cpanel.site\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2024-02-07T17:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T09:39:06","slug":"sophos-report-unveils-cybersecurity-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicomagazine.com\/?p=3561","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Report Unveils Cybersecurity In The Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophos<\/a>, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, released the findings of its fourth \u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cless diligent\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

Causes of cybersecurity burnout and fatigue<\/h3>\n

The five leading causes of cyber burnout and fatigue in the report include:<\/p>\n

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  1. A lack of resources available to support cybersecurity activities<\/li>\n
  2. The routine aspects of the role, which create a feeling of monotony<\/li>\n
  3. An increased level of pressure from board and\/or executive management<\/li>\n
  4. Persistent alert overload from tools and systems<\/li>\n
  5. Increase in threat activity and the adoption of new technologies that foster a more challenging, always-on environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The impact of burnout and fatigue on cybersecurity employees<\/h3>\n

    The study revealed that in the Philippines:<\/p>\n