Ask HN: How to transition from Data Science to Cyber security?

3 points by methusala8 6y ago ↗ HN

I am working as a Data Scientist for the past three years. I feel that the number of companies earning money through DS is limited and hence my career might hit the pavement soon ( I might be wrong here.).

Hence I want to transition into another Domain where Data Science skills can be helpful.

Would it be easier to transition from DS to Cyber-security? Which branch of Cyber-security would be easier to transition, if at all?

Anyone here who has made this journey, and can provide some advice?

Thanks

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ktpsns 6y ago ↗

Interesting. My feeling was that data scientists are generally better educated then cyber security personnel, on average. Many data scientists hold a PhD, while a CS master degree is a typical degree of IT people.

May I ask what's your education background and where you want to go?

methusala8 6y ago ↗

I have a Masters in Statistics. In previous posts here, I have seen that cyber security as a field is quite vast. I am looking for particular subsets within this field where someone with a ML background can chip in. My hunch is that a ML guy with this domain knowledge can add more value in a tech company.