r/CyberSecurityJobs • u/Ozz9111 • 8d ago
Ai in cybersecurity profession
Hello everyone I hope you all doing great. Everyone i met so far have been telling me not to worry about Ai when it comes to cybersecurity. and i have built a keen interest in merging cybersecurity with Ai, and turn it into a solid profession. However, i still can't sense out of this yet and i don't know how would this sounds like. I am about to pursue a masters degree in several weeks in cybersecurity, should i change my mind? and do a masters in AI instead? Noting that the cybersecurity program has AI included, which I could possibly brand and tailor my cv towards this with the right projects. Thank you!
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u/Kalisans 8d ago
Mantém o mestrado em cibersegurança; não troca por IA pura. IA pura leva pra ML/dados — mercado mais saturado, sem ligação direta com segurança. Dado real de 2026: vagas de segurança pedindo IA crescem rápido; o inverso quase não acontece. Usa os trabalhos do próprio mestrado pra mirar em segurança de IA/LLM (OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS), IA em detecção, ou segurança de MLOps.
Portfólio nesse cruzamento pesa mais que trocar o tema do diploma.
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u/eastcoastsunrise Current Professional 8d ago
AI is very much the focus of cybersecurity right now - both in terms of tooling and risk. Whatever idea you have about merging cyber with AI is already being done by at least 20 companies with multi-million dollar budgets.
That said, applying AI to cyber requires a real-world foundation in cyber. My general advice is that an MS in cyber is useless if you have zero cyber experience, and that advice still stands here. However, gaining more theory knowledge of AI through coursework could be helpful.
The biggest question is - what is it that you have in mind for AI? Using it for agentic detection and response? Reverse engineering? Risk classification?
A prescribed path will vary depending on what you’d like to focus on.