Wild West Hackin' Fest 2020 - Deadwood

Cybersecurity professionals spend most of their day focused on the health and well-being of the environments in their care. However, the cost of reducing risk and keeping our networks safe often comes at the price of our professionals' mental health. Many InfoSec professionals burn out, suffer from anxiety and depression, and turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms, which further exacerbate underlying psychological and physical health issues.
This talk will alleviate the stigma around mental health and stress the importance of open and frank dialog about this serious issue impacting our community. I will share my journey, reverse engineer the stigma of mental health in business, and look at ways we can hack mental health in productive and meaningful ways.