{"id":611456,"date":"2023-02-24T08:49:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/dutch-cyber-security-professionals-experience-stress-akin-to-soldiers-in-war-zone-claims-expert\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T08:49:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:49:31","slug":"dutch-cyber-security-professionals-experience-stress-akin-to-soldiers-in-war-zone-claims-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/dutch-cyber-security-professionals-experience-stress-akin-to-soldiers-in-war-zone-claims-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch cyber security professionals experience stress akin to soldiers in war zone, claims expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content-header\">\n<h2>Cyber attacks are taking a heavy toll on Dutch IT professionals, with over a third reporting that their mental health suffers as a result<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-center\">\n<ul>\n<li><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i data-icon=\"2\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"contributors-block\">\n<p><span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tKim Loohuis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\tPublished: <span>22 Feb 2023 12:45<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"content-body\">\n<p paraid=\"1369874688\" paraeid=\"{e128476c-09ee-4d4c-b628-276d67293020}{200}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Dutch digital resilience is at risk if too little attention continues to be paid to the mental well-being of IT specialists, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hofmans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Sander Hofman<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">, manager of sales engineering at Mimecast, has warned.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"732629821\" paraeid=\"{d082cb67-191c-4812-8724-273cf430ba92}{17}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Creeping security cutbacks at organisations, the increasing threat of cyber attacks and feeling unrecognised make the cyber security professional job tough.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p paraid=\"1941508610\" paraeid=\"{d082cb67-191c-4812-8724-273cf430ba92}{66}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimecast.com\/resources\/ebooks\/the-state-of-ransomware-readiness-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Research we commissioned worldwide<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> shows that a quarter of IT professionals are considering changing jobs in two years because of the risk of burnout,\u201d said Hofman.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"1941508610\" paraeid=\"{d082cb67-191c-4812-8724-273cf430ba92}{66}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">In a labour market already severely strained by major shortages, this could deal a serious blow to Dutch digital resilience.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"1941508610\" paraeid=\"{d082cb67-191c-4812-8724-273cf430ba92}{66}\">Interestingly, though, burnout rates among cyber security specialists in the Netherlands (35%) are considerably lower than the global average (56%). \u201cThis is partly due to the Dutch being down-to-earth,\u201d he said. \u201cWe talk shop. We are also quick to point things out and, because of our directness, we also dare to do so to higher management.\u201d Moreover, the part-time culture in the Netherlands might play a role, too, he ponders. \u201cAs a result of that culture, our work-life balance in the Netherlands is better than in many countries around us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p paraid=\"892476210\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{63}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Despite the fact that Dutch people dare to sound the alarm when things are not going well, there is still too much misunderstanding in many boardrooms about the work of cyber security and IT specialists, added Hofman.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"892476210\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{63}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cWe are also prone to finger-pointing,\u201d he said. \u201cTake the mayor of a municipality hit by ransomware who said on television that an employee had set his password incorrectly, without any further background information. Perhaps there was a reason for the error? Was there huge time pressure or too much work? That background is often disregarded, and conclusions are immediately drawn and widely shared. That does not help in creating a safe workplace.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 paraid=\"1983302969\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{91}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Brain unprepared for cyber threats<\/span>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p paraid=\"808076682\" paraeid=\"{d082cb67-191c-4812-8724-273cf430ba92}{246}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">It\u2019s<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0time to start <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">taking the cyber security profession more seriously, said <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Hofman, n<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">ot only by management and board, but throughout society. The pressure security professionals face is <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">namely <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">similar to<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> that of soldiers in war zones. <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/petercoroneos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Peter <\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Coroneos<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> is <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">the <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">founder of <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cybermindz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">CyberMindz.org<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">, an organisation that promotes mental health in the cyber community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"808076682\" paraeid=\"{d082cb67-191c-4812-8724-273cf430ba92}{246}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cOur brain, which is the product of two-hundred million years of evolution, is entirely <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">un<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">suited to stress in a digital environment,\u201d he said, explaining that our limbic system is responsible for our \u201cfight-or-flight\u201d response and can switch very quickly, bypassing the rational part of our brain.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p paraid=\"1497128885\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{141}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cWhen we are face-to-face with a predator and have to start thinking rationally about being in danger, and what the possible options and scenarios are, it\u2019s already too late,\u201d said Coroneos. \u201cSo, your limbic system takes over and makes you react and flee in a millisecond.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"1497128885\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{141}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">In this reaction, all sorts of things happen in your body. All kinds of stress hormones are released, extra blood is pumped to your muscles, and you become hyper-alert.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"1497128885\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{141}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cThe beauty of this system is that when you are safe again, your body and brain return to their de-escalated state,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p paraid=\"1798390912\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{177}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">However, Coroneos warned: \u201cThe latter does not happen when the threat is not physical. This is because our brain cannot distinguish between physical and what we might call psychological threats. And psychological threats are precisely what is commonplace in our current, digital world. This means your limbic system remains in continuous stress, and there is no discharge.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"1798390912\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{177}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">This is hence the cause of many cyber specialists\u2019 burnouts. Mimecast\u2019s survey shows that 46% of Dutch respondents feel more pressure to prepare properly due to the increasing media coverage of ransomware attacks. <\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p paraid=\"2141600543\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{205}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Moreover, they worry about their cyber insurance coverage and fear devastating attacks on <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">their <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">critical infrastructure.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"2141600543\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{205}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cAdd to that a chronic shortage of cyber specialists <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">and you can understand that the workload is high,\u201d said Hofman. \u201cMoreover, their work is often invisible<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> until a major incident occurs, after which the security team is often <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">held responsible. They are expected to minimise the impact on the business, while this is often unrealistic with the available resources.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"2141600543\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{205}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Cyber criminals,<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">meanwhile, <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">have infinite resources and capabilities, which often makes cyber specialists feel they are fighting a losing battle.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 paraid=\"1465387427\" paraeid=\"{dd24f832-49bb-43fe-8ef7-be5b9f383cbd}{235}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Accountability and recognition<\/span>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p paraid=\"615154058\" paraeid=\"{d43f512e-6172-4f4c-9472-7c2cd6816b5b}{103}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">CyberMindz<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> uses <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">the <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Integrative Restoration or <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">iRest<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">protocol<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> to help cyber specialists deal with continuous pressure and threat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"615154058\" paraeid=\"{d43f512e-6172-4f4c-9472-7c2cd6816b5b}{103}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cThis is a protocol <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">that was <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">developed <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">for soldiers <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">by<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Miller_%28psychologist%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Richard Miller<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> a US clinical psychologist<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> but it also work<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">s<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> very well for IT professionals,\u201d said <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Coroneos<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"615154058\" paraeid=\"{d43f512e-6172-4f4c-9472-7c2cd6816b5b}{103}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Hofman<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> stressed that it\u2019s essential <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">for<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> organisations <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">to <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">take notice of their IT professionals and cyber specialists. \u201cThe demand for cyber expertise is huge, <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">and <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">competition is high,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I still see very few companies really ensuring a secure working environment for IT professionals. At Mimecast, we have a platform where our employees can, without the knowledge of the organisation, ask for help whenever they need it.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p paraid=\"1418948331\" paraeid=\"{140043d8-e8a1-4ca9-8a68-fe24c5877c28}{61}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cI <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">also <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">recently spoke to a customer who told me <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">they have <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">an independent coach around <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">for<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> people can talk<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> to<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">. Not a manager or someone <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">internal<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">, but an external person <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">with whom you can share your worries and stress<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraid=\"1418948331\" paraeid=\"{140043d8-e8a1-4ca9-8a68-fe24c5877c28}{61}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">More board-level attention to the pressure <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">and stress <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">experienced by cyber professionals is a first step, according to <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Hofman<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">. From that, a safe workplace <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">with the right conditions needs to <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">follow.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p paraid=\"1909566710\" paraeid=\"{140043d8-e8a1-4ca9-8a68-fe24c5877c28}{107}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u201cBut ultimately, as a society, we <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">must<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> acknowledge the<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">conditions and daily challenges IT professionals face,\u201d he added.<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> \u201cI <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">just <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">hope an organisation like the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.ncsc.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">NCSC<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> or a similar body will <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">take up the gauntlet <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">and <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">start caring about cyber security specialists\u2019 well-being<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> in the Netherlands.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"DigDeeperSplash\">\n<h4>\n\t\t\t<i data-icon=\"m\"><\/i>Read more on Hackers and cybercrime prevention<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-1\" 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