PhD in hardware/microarchitecture security job prospects in the industry /u/avx64 CSCQ protests reddit

I am a first-year PhD student, and my advisor works in all things hardware, including security. I find security fascinating (think rowhammer, spectre, rambleed, cache side channels, etc.). However, I am concerned about job opportunities for someone with such experience in the industry. Most of the people who did work in hardware security (that I know of) got jobs in academia, and I am unsure whether that’s because it was their preference or because there is no massive demand for it in the industry (I am mostly thinking hardware companies like Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Arm, Qualcomm, etc).

My advisor told me that “security is always in demand,” which is largely accurate, but I am specifically unsure about industry positions.

Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I am a first-year PhD student, and my advisor works in all things hardware, including security. I find security fascinating (think rowhammer, spectre, rambleed, cache side channels, etc.). However, I am concerned about job opportunities for someone with such experience in the industry. Most of the people who did work in hardware security (that I know of) got jobs in academia, and I am unsure whether that’s because it was their preference or because there is no massive demand for it in the industry (I am mostly thinking hardware companies like Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Arm, Qualcomm, etc).

My advisor told me that “security is always in demand,” which is largely accurate, but I am specifically unsure about industry positions.

Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!