Cybersecurity Dive January 30, 2025
Burnout seems certain as CISOs confront budget constraints, a heavy workload and job dissatisfaction.
The CISO role continues to grow and expand, but not without obstacles that could prevent security executives from achieving their goals — or trying to change positions altogether.
“The CISO job can be vastly different from organization to organization,” said Nick Kakolowski, senior research director at IANS. Those struggling are either not making headway with the C-suite to get them to realize the CISO can be a strategic role, or have too many areas to oversee, and are therefore burning out.
Kakolowski sees CISOs falling into two cohorts: executives who are underappreciated or overburdened.
The first are CISOs who are trying to advance a...
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