Security and privacy. Demand for security folks is white-hot right now, and the need for better security products continues to grow.
I've been seeing a lot of companies in adjacent spaces making headway into the security domain as well—ML assisted intrusion detection and cloud-centric security tooling come to mind.
In a broader sense, I think more governments and regulatory bodies are starting to take cybersecurity much more seriously than they did in the past. GDPR and CCPA are likely the tip of the iceburg in coming year and—regulations aside—I think there is a real and pressing need for better privacy and protection in both consumer and enterprise contexts.
This is the most "for sure" answer in this thread. If I had to bet on any one of these answers being true, this is the answer I would bet on.
Security has always been a big deal, but in light of all the attacks we're seeing lately, there's likely going to be REGULATIONS involved, that may mean demand for these jobs skyrockets.
+1 on this; I also see an upcoming trend with tech like deepfakes that make it hard for individuals to tell what is real and what isn't. This intersects with personal privacy when anyone can grab your FB profile pic and then make you do anything in a deepfaked video and destroy your life.
I've been seeing a lot of companies in adjacent spaces making headway into the security domain as well—ML assisted intrusion detection and cloud-centric security tooling come to mind.
In a broader sense, I think more governments and regulatory bodies are starting to take cybersecurity much more seriously than they did in the past. GDPR and CCPA are likely the tip of the iceburg in coming year and—regulations aside—I think there is a real and pressing need for better privacy and protection in both consumer and enterprise contexts.