91% of workers feel stressed at work over IT security risks

An Object First survey found 91% of workers feel uncomfortably stressed due to IT security risks, up 7 percentage points year over year. 70% cite the growth of AI-powered threats as a key driver, only 24% believe their organization is equipped to handle them, and 74% say recovery tools are too hard to use.

• 91% of workers feel stressed over IT security risks, up 7 percentage points year over year
• 70% cite AI-powered threats as a key stress driver; only 24% say their org is equipped
• 74% say recovery tools are too difficult to use without security expertise
• 78% report stress hurting job performance, and 39% have considered quitting