Linked – Two ways AI hype is worsening the cybersecurity skills crisis
Hmm.
Expected to ease security teams’ workloads, AI is adding pressure, forcing them to govern and adopt it while managing existing responsibilities, often without proper training.
The pressure to become AI experts and make the organization’s rollout of AI tools secure only adds more mental load to already overloaded cybersecurity professionals.
I will never claim to be a security expert, but I can tell you that AI is a massive challenge from a governance perspective. From the legal side, you’ve got a ton of questions regarding whether AI interactions are discoverable, how to collect them, if they are, and how to keep confidential information away from AI tools.
That doesn’t even begin to include the privacy implications of oversharing, the information governance challenges of old, incorrect data, or the compliance work in monitoring for employee misuse.
It’s A LOT!!!!
Oh, and you’re also expected to know how each AI tool works inside and out and be able to make the most of it.
I’m not surprised that the cyber skills are atrophying and that burnout is rampant in the industry. No one has time to do their other job anymore.
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