More than eight in 10 organizations are using AI for cybersecurity tasks or plan to do so soon, according to the report, with half of users deploying it for penetration testing and vulnerability scanning, nearly half using it to predict risks and 38% using it to detect threats. But those tools cannot fully replace skilled cybersecurity professionals, and the workforce that is still primarily responsible for defending enterprises is struggling with burnout and demoralization as the threat environment intensifies. Nearly half of cyber workers are considering leaving their job, ISSA and Omdia found, with 17% saying they think about it regularly and 30% saying they think about it occasionally.

Full report : More than half of cybersecurity professionals say they’re thinking about leaving the industry, according to a new report.