Most cybersecurity professionals believe that AI will have a positive impact on their jobs, helping alleviate pressures caused by the cyber skills gap, a new report by ISC2 has found.
More than four in five (82%) of respondents agreed that AI will improve job efficiency for cyber professionals, with 42% strongly agreeing with this statement.
An even higher proportion (88%) expect AI will significantly impact their job over the next couple of years, with 35% stating that it already has.
More than half (56%) of those surveyed believe AI will make some parts of their job obsolete. This isn’t necessarily a negative given the growing cybersecurity workforce gap, according to ISC2, which estimates there is a shortfall of four million people in this industry.
The cybersecurity job functions impacted by AI and machine learning (ML) are some of the most time-consuming and repetitive in nature, the report found. This included analyzing user behavior patterns and automating repetitive tasks.
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