Laying initial groundwork for career success is always a worthwhile investment for security professionals.

As organizations face internal and external pressures, burnout among security professionals has hit worrying levels — leaving many heading for the door.

The way the role of CISO is currently structured does not set the CISO, nor the organization, up for success. 

A recent report finds notable gender disparities in the cybersecurity industry.

As company revenue grows, so does the role of chief information security officers.

Alabama has the highest percentage of engaged workers in the U.S., at 37%. Delaware, Kentucky and Louisiana follow closely, at 36%. 

The Homeland Security Department ranked last in overall satisfaction amongst 19 large federal agencies for the third year in a row, according to the National Journal. The agency’s 46.8 percent rating in overall satisfaction marks a more than 6-point drop from 2012. The rankings, in “The Best Places to Work” 2013 report, are largely based on data collected by the Office of Personnel Management through its Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.

Discouraged by pay freezes and budget cuts, employees' job satisfaction rankings at federal agencies took a major hit in 2012.