Two of the world's fastest-growing skills are in the same job description

If you look at where global skills demand is climbing fastest right now, two areas are pretty hard to ignore: artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, AI and big data sit at the top of the fastest-growing skills ranking, with networks and cybersecurity directly behind.

These skills are increasingly being asked of the same person.

For most of the last decade, these were distinct careers.

Cybersecurity professionals attended cybersecurity conferences, earned cybersecurity certifications and worked in cybersecurity teams.

AI and machine learning sat elsewhere in data science org charts, research labs, product groups.

The two communities knew about each other. They rarely shared a calendar.

Security teams are now expected to manage AI systems

That separation has collapsed in the last 18 months or so, mostly because securityteams are now expected to deploy, oversee and defend AI systems as a...

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