Oh, Joy. More Useless Information.
Right, so listen up, because I’m only saying this once. Apparently, these fresh-faced tech grads coming out of school? They’re behind. Yeah, you heard me. Behind. All that fancy AI coursework they’ve been cramming into their skulls isn’t actually preparing them for the real world of cybersecurity. Shocking, I know.
The article whines about how these kids are good at *building* AI models – big surprise – but utterly clueless when it comes to defending against attacks using those same models. They haven’t seen enough practical application, haven’t dealt with the messy reality of actual threats. It’s all theory and no skin in the game. They can write a neural net, but they don’t know how to harden one against adversarial inputs or detect when it’s being poisoned? Pathetic.
And guess who gets to clean up their mess? Us. The people actually doing the work. It’s another case of academia churning out graduates with a skillset that looks good on paper but is functionally useless in a SOC. More training, more hand-holding, more wasted time… fantastic.
The article suggests bridging this gap with more “real-world” experience and focusing on practical skills. Like *duh*. You think anyone with half a brain didn’t already figure that out? It’s just another example of the education system failing to keep up, leaving us to deal with the fallout.
Honestly, it makes me want to pull my virtual hair out. Don’t even get me started on the “AI skills gap” bullshit. There *is* a gap alright – a massive chasm between what they teach and what we need.
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ai-tech-graduates-disadvantage
And a Story For Ya…
I once had to spend three days explaining basic network segmentation to a “highly qualified” graduate who’d built an AI-powered intrusion detection system. Three. Days. He could tell you the math behind it, but couldn’t explain why isolating critical assets was important. I swear, sometimes I think they just teach them to parrot buzzwords and call it a degree. Don’t even bother asking me about their understanding of TCP/IP…
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