IT workers are fed up. Many want to leave their jobs
It turns out that one job market for IT specialists is far from saturated – the cybersecurity industry. Even though employees love their job, they are sometimes on the verge of exhaustion.
We live in times when cybersecurity specialists have the most work. They are in demand on the labor market. At the same time, there are so few of them that the vast majority are forced to work beyond their strength, often after hours.
According to a report published by BitDefender, the digital security specialist market still has many jobs for new employees. Far from being satisfied, he will welcome them with open arms.
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Cybersecurity professionals have had enough
The only thing that can be blamed for leaving a job is overwork. These results were obtained from surveys conducted among industry employees. This is a big problem, because fatigue may also have a negative impact on the security systems of companies employing this type of specialists.
The vast majority of respondents plan to change their job due to the need to work on weekends. This is the most important motivation – trying to maintain work-life balance.
The situation in the industry is different at the moment. Meanwhile, hackers are not sleeping and their attacks are becoming more and more intense. In 2024, there was a 6% increase in cyberattacks compared to 2023. 57% of organizations reported data theft from company servers.
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