SheLeadsTech · Leadership
Posted by Dr Jenny Tan16 Jul 2026 ·
How do we stop burning out our security leaders?
Posted by Dr Jenny Tan16 Jul 2026 · 
The CISO role has become one of the most demanding seats in any organisation: an always-on threat environment, regulatory scrutiny, tight budgets and an unspoken expectation of zero incidents.
Burnout in the role is now well documented — and a tired, isolated security leader makes the organisation less safe, not more.
Angles to consider
- Is cyber risk genuinely shared across your executive team, or does it land on one desk?
- What does a healthy reporting rhythm between the CISO and the board look like?
- Security leaders: what one change would make the role sustainable?
Jenny's opening view
I see this as a governance problem before it is a wellbeing one: unclear risk appetite and unshared accountability manufacture burnout. What would you change first?
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