Security Automation and the Coming Singularity
Automation has encroached on almost every sector of the economy indiscriminately rearranging jobs and careers in its wake. It has been strangely absent from the news in the field of cybersecurity and technology. The irony is that cybersecurity and other technical fields have probably had the most time and effort spent on automation out of any sector, just that the developments have not seemed as disruptive as they could. Look at a computer from 10 years ago to see how fast the whole industry is moving. Automation is coming whether you or I like it, and it’s going to mess everything in the industry up, but hopefully for the better.
The tech industry’s proximity to the majority of automation efforts have shielded it from the immediate changes, while also raising the bar for future developments. It’s the homecoming game for the automation industry, and they want to bring their best. It’s the calm before the storm and the eye after it hits. It’s going to be a double sucker punch if we’re not ready.
We’re Not In Kansas Anymore
The whirlwind of automation and commoditized machine learning platforms and algorithms has been leaving a path of destruction, and change, across the face of industry after industry. Amazon and Microsoft offer their own machine learning platforms ready for easy development. It…
