The wildfire spread of generative AI has already had noticeable effects, both good and bad, on the day-to-day lives of cybersecurity professionals, a study released this week by the non-profit ISC2 group has found. The study – which surveyed more than 1,120 cybersecurity pros, mostly with CISSP certification and working in managerial roles – found a considerable degree of optimism about the role of generative AI in the security realm. More than four in five (82%) said that they would at least “somewhat agree” that AI is likely to improve the efficiency with which they can do their jobs.