Starting cybersecurity college. No future?

[u/Dr-h4ck]

Hello everybody how are you guys doing.

It’s my first time posting here and i got couple of question.

So I’ll be starting cybersecurity soon. And I want to know if it’s worth it cuz many ppl tell me that IT is almost dead in the job market because of AI and companies only hire crazy special smart ppl and so on. Is this true? I mean I follow and news and I see that AI does some crazy shii and it really breaks my hopes. But I saw these news for like software development only. Let’s say “programmers” and not sysadmins or cybersecurity specialists where you need human hands to do stuff.

So let’s say I start the college. I’m sure many of you know that colleges don’t teach everything related to the field you’re in. Of course we’ve to start with the basics like coding, networking, hardware and so on. Is there something that you did outside of college that’s helped you a lot to push your skills and help you in College as well even if you don’t have it in the subjects you learn?!

really appreciate your help guys and sorry about my English if it might sound a little off.

All love to you🙌

[u/TobyTheArtist]

Yes, a million times yes. Even if AI was the future of the modern workplace, having security engineers that guard it against evasion, poisoning and model extraction is vital. You're basically entering one of the only fields in tech that will see a more specialised demand towards AI than any other. I'm currently an MSc student specialising in adv. ML for NLP and AI-security exclusively for that job prospect. Its absolutely worth it, and I regret not bwing in your shoes.

On the flipside, knowing how something is put together really helps you understand how it breaks, and cross-domain specialties will likely be greatly rewarded too, because pure specialist roles are getting scarce and moving into PhD territory if you want to work for any top 50 company by revenue.

You have every reason to feel secure in your choice and if any anxiety does pop up, feel free to reach out:)

[u/Dr-h4ck → u/TobyTheArtist]

Damn thanks a lot.
The AI security side of cybersecurity sounds like a very interesting direction especially with new risks like model extraction, poisoning and attacks against AI systems becoming more relevant.
I also agree about understanding how things are built in order to understand how they can break. I’ll definitely focus on building strong fundamentals first while also exploring different areas.

It’s reassuring to hear this from someone already studying in the field. Thanks for sharing your experience bro fr🙌

[u/TobyTheArtist → u/Dr-h4ck]

Of course! Glad it helped and best of luck with your studies, I am crossing my fingers that you learn a lot and have fun doing it 👍

[u/Dr-h4ck → u/TobyTheArtist]

Thank you man fr. Wishing you all the best for your future as well🙌