ISC2 Launches Coalition to Help Employers Define Cyber and AI Security Jobs

ISC2, the nonprofit cybersecurity professional body, has announced a new Cyber-AI Workforce Coalition. Revealed on October 20, it is one of the first major initiatives from CEO Scott Beale, who started in December 2025. Beale told Infosecurity that after six months of listening to members, a majority wanted ISC2 to take a more ambitious and vocal role in AI safety and security.

Beale described the coalition as a "vendor-neutral convener". It aims to bring together HR managers, CISOs, large employers of cybersecurity practitioners, standard-setting bodies and government representatives to discuss how security roles are changing because of AI. He said companies still lack resources to advertise and fill these roles, noting that a bank describes these jobs very differently from a hospital. Questions also remain about how AI will affect demand for security professionals, which skills matter most, and how experienced practitioners can upskill.

The coalition will not create new standards or frameworks. Instead, it will deliver toolkits to help employers describe new roles at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. These will include guidance on how employers hire, develop and organise security talent, and how practitioners can identify and build the expertise employers need. The source excerpt ends before listing the three main questions the toolkits aim to answer.