Security News > 2020 > February > 51% say automation will result in job loss for IT security pros
For IT security professionals, automation is reducing stress levels in the short term but threatening job security in the future.
At the same time, 51% of respondents believe that automation will cut the headcount in the security department, up from 30% in last year's study.
"The 2020 Study on Staffing the IT Security Function in the Age of Automation" found a strange reality that combined hiring challenges and some positive impacts of automation with predictions of smaller security teams in the near future.
Seventy-four percent of respondents said automation allows staff to focus on more serious vulnerabilities and overall network security.
The 2020 survey asked IT pros about the pros and cons of automation as well as what solutions they are using to protect company assets.