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WRITING ASSIGNMENT 5
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Challenges And Opportunities The Security Profession Will Face
Jorden Benjamin
SCC 3311: Introduction to Security
Professor Felix Mangual
December 2, 2022
Ever since the tragic event of 9/11, the security industry has rapidly become more visible
in American society and the business world. Today’s criminal justice system struggles to
effectively reduce crime. Law enforcement agencies seem to focus more on violent crimes over
economic or cybercrimes. The problem of crime has therefore grown and has only become more
sophisticated thanks to advancing technologies, leaving companies and consumers with a
growing need for security. These factors have contributed to the recent growth of the private
security industry. I believe evolving crime trends will bring opportunities for the security
profession while new technology will significantly improve the effectiveness of the security
industry. I also believe that the increasing demand for cybersecurity might leave many
companies in want of highly qualified security professionals.
As security organizations expand both locally and internationally while adapting to
developments in crime trends, many companies will seek to recruit qualified cybersecurity
professionals. Statistics show, however, that 60% of companies are concerned about
cybersecurity risks due to worker/skill shortages. (ISC2, 2022) Despite the ever-growing demand
for cybersecurity professionals, many experienced cybersecurity specialists will find it
challenging to find employment opportunities unless they are well versed in all aspects of
cybersecurity. Funding for effective cybersecurity is expensive, yet essential, therefore
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companies want quality security for as cheaply as feasibly possible. Rather than hiring a
department of individuals who specialize in one area of cybersecurity, they might prefer hiring a
small team of more experienced all-in-one cybersecurity professionals for even entry level
positions. To combat evolving cyber threats, statistics show that companies increased spending
on information security and risk management by 12.2% in 2022 and budgets are expected to
undergo an annual growth rate of 11% by 2026. (Nayyar, 2022) Rather than using the budget for
recruitment, investments would likely be made towards more and more advanced security tools
which would overwhelm small teams of security workers and lessen the effectiveness of security
overall. Although it would be more expensive, if the growing budget would go towards training
less experienced employees or hiring more specialized cybersecurity workers, opportunities
within the cybersecurity profession would increase.
Societies evolving trends will contribute to the growing importance of the private security
sector. Violent crimes such as terrorism and active shooters are threats that are unpredictable and
law enforcement agencies can only react to these events. Security agencies will be sought to both
develop plans for and prepare for these events. Both the pre-employment and random drug test
industry, as well as employee background checks have become commonplace in today’s
workplaces. Employee theft, supply chain security, and brand protection from counterfeits are
other common trends that require the use of private security companies over law enforcement
agencies to effectively prevent and reduce losses. Recent events have even brought the need of
security services such as pandemic planning and constant situation analysis of international
issues.
In my opinion, advancing technology presents both challenges towards the security
profession and opportunities to improve the security industry. There are concerns for the
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potential risks of emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and cloud computing among
others. However, technology has significantly improved the security industry over the last few
decades with the introduction of CCTV, biometrics, cloud software, and even drone technology.
New and arriving technology such as robotic security officers will improve the capacity and
effectiveness of security if used in conjunction with humans, while improved high resolution
cameras with better motion and sound detection can be utilized to overcome limitations in
current models. The most significant change, however, will most likely come with predictive
analytics and machine learning. AI will not be the complete solution for all cybersecurity
concerns, but it can be helpful for automatic, hands-off decision making and threat detection.
“These algorithms work by first learning from real-world data, such as existing security threats
and false positives, as well as the newest threats found by researchers worldwide.” (Kangas,
2022) Technology will continue to advance, bringing both potential security risks, but also many
significant improvements to the security industry.
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Reference Page
ISC2,
Cybersecurity Workforce Study – A critical need for cybersecurity professionals persists
amidst a year of cultural and workplace evolution?
(2022) Available at:
https://www.isc2.org//-/media/ISC2/Research/2022-WorkForce-Study/ISC2-
Cybersecurity-Workforce-Study.ashx
Nayyar, Saryu,
Cybersecurity Budgets Are Wasted By An Overabundance Of Tools
(2022)
Available at:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/08/10/cybersecurity-
budgets-are-wasted-by-an-overabundance-of-tools/?sh=6507cd8a6e75
Kangas, Santeri,
Why AI is the key to cutting-edge cybersecurity
(2022) Available at:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/why-ai-is-the-key-to-cutting-edge-
cybersecurity/