Friday 27 October 2023, 11am-12noon (BST)

The cost of cybersecurity is all attributed to the price of a breach. But what if we considered that the ultimate price to pay is your health?

Cybersecurity is a multidisciplinary industry requiring individuals to work under high pressure, often underfunded and alone. These factors also do not measure the intensity of our industry, where our labour is critical to business continuity and under fierce regulation. There is little reward, but a huge burden to make sure ‘all is well’.

Recent reports have shown that nearly half of the cybersecurity industry feels burnt out and ready to leave their jobs (Vectra Survey, 2022) and if we don’t take this issue seriously, this number will only increase.

When you consider that research has also shown that more than 20% of individuals in cybersecurity are neurodivergent, the rate of mental ill health is even more of a cause for concern. So where do we start with addressing mental health and supporting our neurodiverse colleagues in cyber?

Watch now as we lay bare the realities of poor mental health, how to identify it within your organisation, and how to support both yourself and your team. You’ll leave armed with an entire toolkit of impactful, scientifically backed techniques and solutions, for a happier, healthier and more productive workforce.

Guest chaired by

Sharon Penfold (info), Interim Director of Business Systems, University of Essex

Presented by

Jasmine Eskenzi, CEO & Co-Founder, The Zensory
Holly Foxcroft, Head of Neurodiversity in Cyber Research, Stott & May