30 Sep Talent Shortage: AI-Driven Cybersecurity Requires Skilled Human Oversight
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
Sausalito, Calif. – Sep. 30, 2025
– Read the full story in Forbes
Cybersecurity Ventures projects cybercrime will inflict $10.5 trillion in damages annually in 2025. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) compounds these risks, according to Darhsan Tiwari, a Forbes Business Council Member.
With the global average cost of a data breach now at $4.4 million, AI in cybersecurity is not merely a technological advancement but an economic imperative. It has already compressed threat analysis from minutes to milliseconds, offering protection at scales previously unimaginable. Yet these benefits introduce new risks; adversaries exploit these same systems through sophisticated data poisoning and adversarial AI tactics.
Effective AI-driven cybersecurity fundamentally depends upon skilled human oversight. However, America currently faces a critical cybersecurity talent shortage, with over 500,000 cybersecurity positions unfilled nationwide. Without strategic interventions, even advanced cybersecurity solutions risk faltering due to insufficient human capacity.
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