AI exposure
Cybersecurity specialist: will AI take this job?
25%Mostly safe
Hackers use AI. You use AI. It’s robots all the way down — and you’re the one getting paid.
Why
Networks and cybersecurity are among the fastest-growing skills in the WEF 2025 report. AI creates new attacks to defend against.
Where to look next
- Stay — demand is high
- AI security / red teaming
- Security for critical infrastructure
What AI already does
- Triage of alerts
- Scanning for known holes
What stays human
- Thinking like an attacker
- Incident leadership
Skills worth learning — Tech & data
- Building with AI models and agents
- Security
- System design and product sense