AI can’t fix cybersecurity’s hiring problem

Demand for specialists in new cybersecurity roles more than doubled over the past year, according to the SANS 2026 Cybersecurity Workforce Survey, as organizations redefine roles through workforce frameworks and emphasize verified skills amid AI and regulatory changes. AI is reducing manual analysis and automating routine tasks, creating demand for security roles focused on AI governance, engineering and risk.

Organizations are redefining cybersecurity roles through workforce frameworks and placing greater emphasis on verified skills as AI and new regulatory requirements change hiring. The SANS 2026 Cybersecurity Workforce Survey found demand for specialists in new roles more than doubled over the past year, alongside increased hiring for existing cybersecurity skills. AI changes security work AI is reducing manual analysis, automating routine tasks and creating demand for security roles focused on AI governance, engineering and risk. … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/22/cybersecurity-workforce-trends-report/ The post AI can’t fix cybersecurity’s hiring problem https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/22/cybersecurity-workforce-trends-report/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .