Have some Empathy for the Defenders’ Dilemma – A Spiral of More. by Mark Wojtasiak

This blog post argues that Cybersecurity Awareness Month should focus on end users and their impact on defenders, framing a “spiral of more” where social engineering, visibility gaps, excessive false-positive alerts, and evolving hybrid attacks escalate defender workload, stress, and risk. It underscores the human cost to security teams and urges empathy and safe cyber practices, noting trends like vishing (e.g., Scattered Spider) and AI-enhanced lures while citing statistics on alert overload and defender concerns.