Will AI replace Information Security Engineers?

What this score means

Information Security Engineers is among the more exposed roles in Technology. A large share of the work, especially its routine and text-heavy parts, is already within reach of current AI, though the harder judgment calls still need a person. At 64 out of 100 it scores 6 points above the Technology average of 58. Across the 2 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 63 to 66, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Information Security Engineers, most central first, showing 12 of 20.

• 01Identify security system weaknesses, using penetration tests.
• 02Coordinate monitoring of networks or systems for security breaches or intrusions.
• 03Assess the quality of security controls, using performance indicators.
• 04Train staff on, and oversee the use of, information security standards, policies, and best practices.
• 05Scan networks, using vulnerability assessment tools to identify vulnerabilities.
• 06Develop response and recovery strategies for security breaches.
• 07Conduct investigations of information security breaches to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate the damage.
• 08Develop or install software, such as firewalls and data encryption programs, to protect sensitive information.
• 09Oversee development of plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure or to meet emergency data processing needs.
• 10Identify or implement solutions to information security problems.
• 11Develop information security standards and best practices.
• 12Recommend information security enhancements to management.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 2 research sources that scored Information Security Engineers for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024

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