
Community Discussion on Choosing a Cybersecurity Career Field
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If you were starting your cybersecurity career today, which field would you choose? The post asks which cybersecurity field (Application Security, DevSecOps, or Cloud Security) users would choose if starting over, and why. It invites discussion on job market demand, salary potential, long-term growth, AI resistance, work-life balance, entry difficulty, and future viability. The question also considers whether the same choice would apply if starting in 2026.