Protecting the Protectors: Putting Network and Security Admins First

From Security Week:

Protecting the Protectors: Putting Network and Security Admins First

Network and system administrators are critical to the success of virtually every modern organization. Their job is inherently to both avert and fix problems across a seemingly endless number of users, devices, applications and systems. From a security perspective, all of these assets have potential vulnerabilities that need to be managed, and admins must also keep pace with a constantly evolving spectrum of threats. Staying on top of all of these challenges at the same time typically requires black-belt time management skills just to keep one’s head above water. With all of this focus on taking care of others, it is easy for admins to forget to take care of themselves.