Cybersecurity's Resilience During Recession: Separating AI Hype from Reality 🔒

🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺 Data applies only to Tier 1 markets - US, Canada, UK, Western and Northern EU - where CyberSec roles stay in-house. Yes, this distinction is very important. I’m a proponent of region-specific analyses, because their accuracy hugely depends on local market dynamics.

This is Episode 3 in my series "AI Hype vs Reality". To see other episodes, check out the dedicated playlist on my channel.

Headlines claim AI will wipe out cybersecurity roles, automate entire SOC teams, and make entry-level jobs vanish.

But how much of that is hype, and what’s actually happening?

In this episode of AI Hype vs Reality, I break down the truth behind AI’s impact on cybersecurity talent market in 2025.

You’ll learn:
- Why AI is shaking up the cybersecurity landscape
- Which roles are genuinely at risk and which are safer than the headlines suggest
- How automation is changing the skill set needed for SOC and analyst jobs
- What this really means for mid-to-senior tech professionals

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - CyberSec is dying?
01:49 - Actual Data
02:26 - What AI is capable of
03:22 - How Companies Are Actually Using AI
03:53 - Actual AI adoption in CyberSec
05:13 - Historic trends
06:37 - CyberSec Layoff Data
08:38 - CyberSec teams over the years
10:30 - What's going to happen?
12:28 - How to stay afloat