A Survival Guide for Security Professionals

According to Northcutt, 'System Network and Security administrators all over the world are starting to feel the effects of burnout'(1). This survival guide aims to assist security professionals to balance the responsibilities and requirements of their role to avoid stress and burnout. Security professionals are having to undertake ever-broader responsibilities in an increasingly demanding environment. To minimize the risk of burnout security professionals must understand the latest technical legal and business trends and their implications and they need to understand stress and how it can be managed. Ultimately achieving success and fulfillment in the profession depends upon meeting minimum standards setting goals for yourself and attaining certification leveraging the benefits of the security community and adhering to a code of professional ethics.