The Cyber Threat Perspective

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Your IT Job Doubled. Nobody Told Your Boss. | Ep 193

Your IT Job Doubled. Nobody Told Your Boss. | Ep 19320 Aug40 min

In July 2026, Microsoft alone released 622 CVEs. In the 2010s, the monthly average was about a dozen. Nobody handed IT teams more time, budget, or headcount to match, and that gap is what burnout is actually made of. Somewhere in the last five to ten years, "keeping the lights on" became "and also prevent cyberattacks." Spencer Alessi and Brad Causey talk through how security landed on IT's plate, why capable admins end up feeling like they're failing, and what to do about it when hiring a de...