The Triple Threat of Burnout: Overworked, Unsatisfied, Trapped

This article discusses widespread burnout among cybersecurity workers — especially in healthcare — linking chronic stress, mismatched job placements, limited career progression, and staffing shortages to diminished incident-response effectiveness and a higher likelihood of breaches. It recommends actions such as better delegation by CISOs, proactive workload monitoring, mandated time off, role rotation, mentorship and cross-functional training, and normalizing conversations about mental health to reduce burnout and associated operational risk.