Security News > 2022 > June > 45% of cybersecurity pros are considering quitting the industry due to stress

Deep Instinct released the third edition of its annual Voice of SecOps Report, focused on the increasing and unsustainable stress levels among 1,000 C-suite and senior cybersecurity professionals across all industries and roles.

The research found that 45% of respondents have considered quitting the industry due to stress, with the primary issues being an unrelenting threat from ransomware and the expectations to always be on call or available.

The job of defending against increasingly advanced threats on a daily and hourly basis is causing more problems than ever as 46% of respondents felt their stress had measurably increased over the last 12 months.

These increased stress levels have led cybersecurity professionals to consider leaving the industry altogether, joining in the "Great Resignation," rather than moving to a new cybersecurity role at a new employer.

45% admit to considering quitting the industry on at least one or two occasions.

46% know at least one person who left cybersecurity altogether in the past year due to stress.

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