90% of cybersecurity professionals work on vacation

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Work-life balance compromises continue to be a challenge as a new report shows a majority of cybersecurity professionals check email, Slack and other forms of work communication even when on vacation.

The new report, conducted by Centripetal, surveyed more that 200 security professionals at the recent InfoSec World conference and cybersecurity events in the UK and Ireland.

Key report highlights

90% of cyber professionals reported that they checked email, Slack and other forms of communication when they were on vacation
32% have their lives interrupted by work every night
70% are interrupted at least once a week
18% of security professionals are working over a full day’s worth of unpaid overtime (8+ hours) a week

Loyalty to the company is the reason why 46% of security professionals work these long hours while 23% said increased cyberthreats were the reason. Another 16% suggested inadequate staffing, with one in 10 claiming they were the only one who could do the job.

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In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of disruptive events, security threats and risks. Traditional reactive approaches to security intelligence often leave businesses vulnerable and ill-prepared to anticipate and mitigate emerging threats that could impact the safety of their people, facilities or operations.