AI use in cybersecurity is on the rise — and so is burnout

The ISSA/Omdia survey finds widespread AI adoption in security operations and growing difficulty for cybersecurity professionals—over two-thirds say the job is harder and nearly half have considered leaving in the past 18 months—attributing this to stress, limited career advancement, workload and skills shortages; the report highlights training, better pay, and organizational investment as remedies, notes AI as both a defensive necessity and an adversary enabler, and observes a rise in virtual CISOs and emphasis on leadership skills.