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Sure — security is one area where you do need to be a specialist.
I'd say it's the exception that proves the rule though. Don't write your own encryption algorithms, don't invent new auth flows, do hire third parties to audit and test your security systems, etc etc. If you want to specialise in something like security, then yeah that's something you should study. But at the same time - every programmer should have general knowledge in that area. Enough to know when it's OK to write your own security code and when you need to be outsourcing it.