Mental Health and Burnout

Focus on Mental Health and Burnout

Tackling Burnout in the High-Stakes World of Security

From the cybersecurity professionals in the digital realm to the security guards on the ground, the toll of this relentless profession is palpable. An alarming 50 percent of cybersecurity professionals expect that they will experience burnout within the next 12 months or sooner, according to a June 2024 report. This isn’t just about employee turnover; it’s a fundamental issue that threatens our safety.

In the Jungle of Trust, Resilience Begins with You

Resilient systems are trusted systems, and resilient leaders are trusted leaders.

Editor’s Note: Recalibrating Your Resilience

Researchers dive into rabbit holes of gruesome, vicious, and manipulative online content to uncover the nature of contemporary extremism. It has long-term effects on their wellbeing.

How Surveillance Review Affects Your Brain

Organizations and managers can leverage science to keep security professionals who regularly review video evidence and surveillance footage safe and resilient.

A Flock of Black Swans: Preparing for the Behavioral Consequences of a Polycrisis

Security practitioners are living in a truly dizzying operating environment, with simultaneous, overlapping crises putting their operational and personal resilience at risk.

Fast Facts: How Polycrisis Affects Mental Health

Polycrisis stressors can be economic, societal, geopolitical, climate-related, or even security incidents, and the combination of stressors can produce a perfect storm for burnout.

What Space Exploration Teaches Us About Resilience and Leadership

Analog missions enable space agencies to test equipment, probe for procedure weaknesses, and evaluate how humans can survive and thrive with each other in challenging situations.