Cisco Talos researcher to present new trauma framework
A Cisco Talos manager says burnout isn’t the only mental health risk in cybersecurity. After mentoring MBA students this summer, he reviewed trauma research from fields like medicine and the military, finding that “secondary traumatic stress,” “vicarious trauma,” and “moral injury” also hit security professionals. He’ll unveil his research and a practical support framework at CYBR.SEC.CON in Houston next week.
- Burnout only covers part of the mental toll
- Other injuries include moral injury and vicarious trauma
- Research draws from medicine and first responder fields
- A peer-support framework will be presented next week
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