Mastodawn

Infosecsie Jul 8, 2023

My friend and I have been working on an #infosec site called #secflux that is an aggregate resource for #news , #articles , #blogs , #trainings , #howtos , #webcasts , #podcasts , and more.

We wanted to create a better way to receive updates, trends, and information about #security topics, while giving ourselves a #creative outlet for own related #content. So, we made a site dedicated to just that!

In any case, the flagship blogpost I’ve cobbled together is about #burnout — A topic many of you might have noticed I bring up quite a bit.

🔗 Link to the blog: https://secflux.com/the-prevalence-of-burnout-in-infosec/

I hope this helps anyone and everyone that might have previously or could be currently experiencing burnout. (It definitely felt great to write it, I hope it feels equally cathartic when people read it.)

Please read, like, share, bookmark the site, and all that jazzy jazz! 🎷

📋 Edit: We do have a newly created Mastodon account for the site! @secflux

We’re working on adding some more social media representation and integrations as we speak!

The Prevalence of Burnout in Infosec - SecFlux

What is burnout and why are so many in tech and infosec feeling the heat? And why can't we seem to stay away from the fire? Read more…

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David Gerhart

@myraccoonhands

As a Tech Refugee / Emancipated Entrepreneur - #Burnout ranks among the biggest risks enterprises face across every technology discipline. (Every professional vertical, frankly.)

Organizations are top-driven against too few resources.

It is: The hardest problem I worked on from the C-suite to the Board Room.

We reward executives for the wrong successes. Workers are promoted for unhealthy heroics.

Sustainability. An environmental analog that governs collapse. An indicator.

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Infosecsie Jul 8, 2023

@dumbo I NEED A NEON SIGN POINTING TO THIS. I recall, I was at a prior organization a few years back… There was an “All Hands” award ceremony type call where the executives pat themselves on the back and gave out little plaques to people who “performed well.” One of which, I distinctly remember cringing at.

They congratulated a woman for her inability to say no. They lauded her for the time they took away from her family. And, made it known as an example of how to be.

Similarly, at a conference, they had a speaker come up and talk about how dedicated they were to the company because they skipped Thanksgiving and Christmas to help solve incidents or close deals.

I’ve seen these hustle culture heroics play out in real time and be pushed onto other workers, basically telling them 100% is “not enough.”

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David Gerhart Jul 8, 2023

@myraccoonhands

"hustle culture"

Shareholders are the avenue of approach, probably.

Until the practice of designing for sustainability is an equal governance principle to profitability - nothing changes.

Just like profit, it needs accounting.

Damage to lives and to families is a way to measure the toxicity.

Thank you for writing about this!

I don't know how to help except to say you are correct and try to amplify the truth behind it.