Cyber Security threats and if AI is actually replacing jobs in the US or just changing roles.

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In Cyber Security, the volume of data is simply too large for humans to process without help. This leads back to the core debate: is AI actually replacing jobs in the US or just changing roles for the defenders? We are seeing that while AI handles the "noise" and level-1 alerts, humans are required for deep-dive forensics and threat hunting. The role is changing from manual log checking to high-level strategy and incident response management. You aren't being replaced; you're being upgraded to a more tactical position where you manage the AI security stack.

   Answered 2025-01-24 by Cynthia Peterson

Are you finding that your team is spending more time on policy and ethics now that the technical filtering is largely automated?

   Answered 2025-01-25 by Kevin Ward

• Absolutely. We spend much more time now on "Governance, Risk, and Compliance" (GRC) because the AI can find the holes, but it can't always understand the legal or organizational impact of a specific vulnerability.

     Commented 2025-01-27 by Ryan Kelly

It’s definitely a pivot. We need people who can "train" the security AI to recognize new, zero-day patterns that it hasn't seen before.

   Answered 2025-01-26 by Sandra Cook

• Well put. As Melissa mentioned, the speed of attacks requires AI, but the intuition to catch a brand-new threat still belongs to the human analyst.

     Commented 2025-01-30 by Melissa Walker