The Clock Is Always Ticking: 24/7 Cybersecurity Monitoring Takes It's Toll

It’s an unfortunate fact that cybersecurity attacks never take a break. The volume of malicious activity from a global network of threat actors means that 24/7 monitoring is mandatory for cybersecurity teams. According to the PsyberResilience Project, "more than 700,000 professionals that make up America's cybersecurity workforce are increasingly being described as our digital-first responders a first and unflinching line of defense against an unrelenting wave of cyberattacks against businesses, governments, and entire communities.”

Even with an ideal team and schedule in place, this intense level of monitoring for high- risk situations takes its toll on employees and can quickly lead to burnout, opening the door for human error in a threat detection environment, which leaves organizations vulnerable to risk.