Like all things, different niches attract different people. There's a market for cyber security and if you're well-versed and highly qualified, you could certai

Like all things, different niches attract different people. There's a market for cyber security and if you're well-versed and highly qualified, you could certainly make as much, if not more, than a software developer. Of course, we could get into the cynicism of how corporations view cyber security professionals (i.e. as someone to blame when something goes wrong, despite not listening to their cyber security employees because it would hurt their quarterly earnings), but that's tangential.