Security News > 2021 > September > Global pandemic was good for business say UK infosec pros – but we're still burning out

The COVID-19 pandemic was good for business, according to British infosec workers - although half of them still say they feel burnt out amid the surge in work.

Two-thirds of the 557 cybersecurity professionals surveyed by the Chartered Institute of Information Security said they thought the last couple of years had been good for the local infosec market.

Five years ago a US conference suggested removing humans from infosec as a means of improving security.

While increased awareness of security and increased spending on infosec as a result of global WFH policies were good things in the eyes of CIISec's respondents, 66 per cent said the resulting cancellation of training events had contributed to a professional skills gap.

Of the 557 respondents, 81 per cent said they were men, with 17 per cent reporting they were women.

According to the 2011 UK census, women and girls make up 51 per cent of the population.

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