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Information Security Engineers
Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies. Build, maintain and upgrade security technology, such as firewalls, for the safe use of computer networks and the transmission and retrieval of information. Design and implement appropriate security controls to identify vulnerabilities and protect digital files and electronic infrastructures. Monitor and respond to computer security breaches, viruses, and intrusions, and perform forensic investigation. May oversee the assessment of information security systems.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Identify security system weaknesses, using penetration tests.AI could speed this up a lot
- 02Coordinate monitoring of networks or systems for security breaches or intrusions.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 03Assess the quality of security controls, using performance indicators.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 04Train staff on, and oversee the use of, information security standards, policies, and best practices.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Scan networks, using vulnerability assessment tools to identify vulnerabilities.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 06Develop response and recovery strategies for security breaches.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Conduct investigations of information security breaches to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate the damage.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 08Develop or install software, such as firewalls and data encryption programs, to protect sensitive information.AI could speed this up a lot
- 09Oversee development of plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure or to meet emergency data processing needs.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Identify or implement solutions to information security problems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss31%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
68%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 87% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.
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