Survey: 53% of young cybersecurity professionals fear replacement by automation

Although the image of the tech-confused Boomer is a deeply-rooted stereotype, TechRepublic has reported that this is, in fact, a myth: In actuality, a Dropbox survey found that "people over age 55 are actually less likely than their younger colleagues to find using tech in the workplace stressful." A new report from security advisors Exabeam--2020 Cybersecurity Professionals Salary, Skills and Stress Survey--emphasizes these findings, as well. The research shows that although a whopping 88% of cybersecurity professionals embrace new technology, confident that automation will help them in their roles, it is the younger generation that is skeptical: 53% of respondents under the age of 45 "agreed or strongly agreed that AI and ML are a threat to their job security," according to the report. The findings, part of an annual survey, looked at attitudes regarding salary, training, innovation, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), among 350 cybersecurity professionals worldwide, hailing from the US, Germany, Singapore, Australia, and the UK. Overall, the results were positive, and the findings show that cybersecurity professionals continue to be satisfied in their jobs.