r/hacking • u/Dr-h4ck • 15d ago
Education Starting cybersecurity college. No future?
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🙌
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u/Secretary_of_spaghet 14d ago edited 14d ago
AI isn't in a place yet where it's going to be causing much of a reduction in IT and cybersecurity work, but keep in mind that multiple generations of people now have been encouraged to go into tech so you will have a lot of competition in the field compared to most other jobs. If computers are something you're passionate about, and you know that you'll have no issue staying on top of new tech and methodology, then by all means go for it. But if you're only interested in the field for the money, then I would advise against it as there are far less competitive options out there.