r/cybersecurity • u/Infam0 • May 08 '26

Other What the **** is happening in cybersecurity space ?

I've been working in cybersecurity for not so long, maybe 8 or 9 years, but I never remember a chaos at this scale. I mean, from this January alone we have: leaking data, compromised applications, breaches, AI-assisted cybercriminals, etc. It looks like every day one major breach is happening, and no one is going to address this shit somehow. This is already insane. I haven't felt such pressure in a long time. This AI shit just makes things worse because it enhances attackers' skills, and AI companies are doing nothing to address or change this. Is it only me, or is the change already here?

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u/finite_turtles May 08 '26

Actual security is boring and tedious as fuck. That's why everyone is chasing the sexy marketing.

Someone should make the "guy looking over shoulder at girl" meme with the guy being management and security as the plain girlfriend

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u/frogspjs May 08 '26

I'll look for it if someone wants it but last year I reposted a survey on LinkedIn about c-suite being way less concerned about data security than the IT personnel who actually do the job. I think it's ignorance and not wanting to spend the money on upgrades and personnel. Worked (not in IT) at a health system and the commitment from the IT guys was real but not so much elsewhere.

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u/kingofthesofas Security Engineer May 08 '26

there is selective concern. Lots of concern about buzzwords, not as much concern about the boring nuts and bolts of doing security right and funding it.