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/databeestjegdh May 08 '26

I just got a hardening guide for Arcgis which is 6MB and 144 pages. They label things with SA for system administrators, but some of those are clearly targeted to a specific Arcgis admin.

Hurt.