Ponemon Institute: 70% of SOC/IR analysts agree quick burnout is due to the high-pressure environment of their jobs. 84% of analysts report ‘minimization of false positives’ as the most important SOC activity. CISOs can address the root problems to drive efficiency and effectiveness to their SOC while relieving the causes of burnout. The leading causes for burnout are: increasing workload, being on call 24/7/365, lack of network & IT visibility, too many alerts to chase.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/06/23/soc-burnout-is-real/