Essential AI Skills Security Professionals Need Today
Security teams must develop AI-specific competencies rather than relying solely on new tools, according to a guest article by ISC2 COO Casey Marks. The ISC2 2025 Cybersecurity Workforce Study reveals that 41 percent of respondents identified AI skills as their top training priority. Organizations are already integrating or evaluating AI-powered security solutions, with 28 percent having deployed tools such as generative and agent-based AI. The article outlines required competencies across security domains including risk management, asset protection, architecture, identity management, operations, and secure software development. Employers are investing in workforce development through dedicated training time and budgets to address skill gaps. Effective AI governance and human oversight remain critical to prevent models from becoming new attack surfaces or sources of risk.
Security-InsiderNov 6, 2026Translated from German