New Research on Burnout and Performance in Cyber

New Research on Burnout and Performance in Cyber

Author: BKBT Productions May 12, 2025 Duration: 43:47
Dr. Kashyap "Kash" Thimmaraju joins the show to talk about a new study on burnout, wellbeing, and flow state in security operations. George K and George A talk to Kash about: * New research using psychologically validated scales to measure burnout in cybersecurity professionals * How "flow state" might be the key to better performance AND preventing burnout * The impact of remote work and isolation on security teams * Practical techniques security leaders can implement TODAY to support their teams Protecting our human resources is just as important as protecting our digital ones. Dr. Thimmaraju and his co-authors' research points to a significant gap in how we understand and support the mental wellbeing of security professionals. It's time to start changing that conversation. Mentioned this episode: * Human Performance in Cybersecurity Operations Paper: https://flowguard-institute.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Human-Performance-in-Security-Operations.pdf * Human performance in cybersecurity survey: http://flowguard-institute.com/hpcs * Flow Guard Institute: http://flowguard-institute.com [http://flowguard-institute.com/]

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