Network Security Blog

Is this what burnout feels like? I have several co-workers that have been talking lately about what they are going to do next, and if it will have anything to do with network security. There have also been several threads on the CISSP mailing list concerning life after Network Security. I’m beginning to understand why.

I don’t know about other people out there, but most of what I do consists of either monitoring log files on a dozen or so different servers, or trying to keep up with the latest exploits out there. Both are a never-ending stream of data that can only be kept up with by constant vigilance. And some days, I just don’t feel up to it.

How do others deal with this? CERT addresses it in their best practices document. IT world has another article about stress and burnout. I’m sure there are a lot more good resources out there, but that was what 3 seconds on Google turned up for me. :->

What do I do to relieve the day to day stress? Lots of online comics. Taking a couple of minutes out of the day to surf to these sites helps me laugh at many of the strange things I see going on around me.

How are you dealing with job stress in your life? Let me know

Marty