Artificial intelligence has a high threshold and a high upper limit
Network security threshold is low, the lower limit is low
However, judging from the current recruitment needs in the industry, cybersecurity lacks hvv security service tool personnel and legal double-study compliance personnel, and artificial intelligence lacks high-end algorithm experts.
1. Start with safety, then learn artificial intelligence, and finally take artificial intelligence security.
This does take a lot of time and effort. At present, the direction of AI security is not obvious. Once AI develops, AI security will be the main event. I am currently engaged in security, and I am more engaged in security work for the needs of Party A, so I have little contact with artificial intelligence technology (many people are), if you have the energy to start from security and then really dive into learning artificial intelligence technology, then you will stand out all at once when AI develops.
2. Related interests. I have been engaged in the work of network security products. I provide some side information for reference only.
Seeing that you haven't graduated yet, my suggestion is to choose the one you like , not the one that will be more profitable in the future.
First of all, whether to make money in the future, at this stage, few people can see the situation in 5-10 years. When I first entered college in 10 years, the popular majors and jobs were still various civil engineering, lawyers, and fast-moving consumer industries. Almost no one would think that the Internet industry will be as hot as it is today, affecting every aspect of people's lives, and becoming a symbol of high-paying industries. So today, network security and artificial intelligence are both good directions in the future, but it is hard to say which one is more profitable. This depends on the supply and demand relationship in the market at that time, as well as the maturity of related technologies.
From the perspective of the development of my country's higher education, the majors of network security and artificial intelligence have rapidly developed into popular majors after their establishment in recent years. These two majors did not exist 10 years ago.
From the process of conducting product interviews for students who graduated from two majors, I also found some problems. For example, students of network security will have a certain grasp of security theory knowledge and emerging security technologies, but they are not familiar with network security-related products, including implementation principles and application scenarios. This leads to a certain learning cost when just entering the actual work. As for artificial intelligence, basically all interviewees are graduate students. Although part of the reason is related to the JD requirements of the post, it can roughly reflect this trend. If you want to have a good development opportunity and position in the direction of artificial intelligence, you will have higher requirements for academic qualifications than network security. These students will participate in the research and study of a subdivision of artificial intelligence during the postgraduate stage, such as the implementation of artificial intelligence in network security research. This kind of interdisciplinary talent is still very popular during interviews. Because many network security problems really need artificial intelligence, machine learning and other technologies to be solved.
Back to the question itself, I suggest students not to rush to make a decision. At present, various Internet companies and security vendors are recruiting interns in related fields. You can experience it separately and see what the network security and artificial intelligence positions are doing. Is it what you imagined it to be? When you continue to work for a period of time, whether the love in your heart is still there.
Love can last for a long time, and there will always be money. (Finally, I can share my learning materials when I study safety for free )