87% of firms see AI vulnerabilities as fastest-growing risk, squeezing entry-level security jobs
rvp · x · 2026-09-28
A CSO Online feature describes how AI is reshaping the cybersecurity job market: LastPass CISO Mario Platt eliminated the company's dedicated vulnerability management team, folding the work into IT and product security as AI handles triage. Per WEF's 2026 Global Cybersecurity Outlook, 87% of organizations cite AI-related vulnerabilities as their fastest-growing risk category, and SANS/GIAC's 2026 workforce report finds 74% say AI is already changing security team size and role structure — consolidating authority, raising the bar for judgment, and shrinking the entry-level roles that once trained the next generation.
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