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Why Are Cybersecurity Professionals Losing Their Jobs In 2025?
Layoffs Do Not Define You. How To Keep Moving Forward
The tech industry, once an unstoppable force of innovation and rapid hiring, has now faced a reality check.
Rapid waves of layoffs have affected even the most seemingly recession-proof sectors.
Cybersecurity, long thought to be safe from economic downturns due to the ever-present threat of cybercrime, has not been spared either.
Criminals do not care about budget cuts and hiring freezes so we thought Cybersecurity would not be affected
But the reality is way different
The era of the “Great Resignation” is now a distant memory, replaced by a job market that is more ruthless than ever.
In this article I list down some of the reasons this is happening and provide a roadmap for professionals looking to navigate this new landscape.
Why Is This Happening ??
Although cybersecurity remains a mission-critical function for businesses, economic pressures and industry shifts have forced companies to rethink how they allocate security resources.
Here are the key reasons why cybersecurity professionals are facing layoffs:
1 — Overhiring and Budget Realignments
Between 2020 and 2022, cybersecurity teams grew rapidly in response to escalating cyber threats and regulatory pressures.
Organizations rushed to build security teams to handle cloud migration, remote work risks, and ransomware defenses.
However, as economic realities set in, many companies have realized that their cybersecurity expenditures are unsustainable.
Security teams that once seemed essential are now being trimmed as CFOs push for cost optimization.
The same overhiring trends that affected software engineers and data scientists are now catching up with cybersecurity.
