Security News > 2021 > December > Burned out workers are less likely to follow security guidelines

"It's particularly surprising to find that burned-out security leaders, charged with protecting businesses, are doing a far worse job of following security guidelines - and putting companies at risk. It's now a business imperative for companies to engage the humans at the heart of security operations with tools, training and ongoing support to create a culture of security and care that helps us all stay safe at work."

Burned out workers ignore the rules: They're a third less likely to follow their company's security guidelines.

Security pros feel the heat: Security professionals are twice as likely as other workers to say that due to burnout, they are "Completely checked out" and "Doing the bare minimum at work".

Significantly burned-out security professionals are more than twice as likely to say security rules and policies aren't worth the hassle, compared to those who are only somewhat burned out.

While 89% of security professionals say they favor security over convenience, security pros are far more likely to ignore their own best practices and engage in risky digital activities at work compared to other workers at an organization - burned out or not.

Looking beyond the new security threat of burnout, the report also explored security professionals' perceptions of top threats at work, both for the previous year and in the year ahead. Security professionals cited ransomware as the top threat they've heard about and worry about, though it falls far lower on the list of actual threats encountered last year as just 20% of security pros actually faced ransomware at work.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/12/09/burned-out-workers/