TTAI2820: Mastering AI Security Boot Camp
About this Course
Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity, both as a tool for protection and as a target for emerging threats. Mastering AI Security Boot Camp provides the hands-on skills needed to analyze AI-driven threats, secure machine learning models, and implement defense strategies that safeguard organizations from evolving attacks. This expert-led, interactive course is designed for cybersecurity professionals, data scientists, system administrators, AI engineers, and IT leaders who need to understand and mitigate the unique security risks associated with AI technologies. Technical managers, project leads, and compliance professionals overseeing AI security initiatives will also gain critical insights into risk management, ethical AI security practices, and incident response strategies.
Over three days, you will identify vulnerabilities in AI systems, apply intrusion detection techniques, and strengthen machine learning models against adversarial threats. You will develop practical skills to analyze security incidents, conduct forensic investigations on AI systems, and build response plans that minimize the impact of cyber threats. The course also explores differential privacy, ethical considerations, and the role of AI in cybersecurity automation, ensuring you can balance protection with responsible AI use.
With a 50 percent hands-on approach, this course provides real-world exercises where you will simulate AI security attacks, implement defense strategies, and assess AI-driven security risks in practical scenarios. Whether you are actively securing AI systems or guiding AI adoption within your organization, you will leave with the knowledge and skills to protect machine learning applications, strengthen cybersecurity postures, and respond effectively to AI-related security challenges.
Audience Profile
This intermediate-level course is designed for cybersecurity professionals, AI engineers, system administrators, and data scientists who need to secure machine learning systems and mitigate AI-driven threats. Individuals in threat analysis, incident response, and IT security roles will gain essential skills to detect vulnerabilities and build AI-specific defense strategies.
Technical managers, compliance professionals, and project leads overseeing AI security initiatives will also benefit from this course by gaining insights into governance, ethical AI considerations, and incident response frameworks. Whether you are directly securing AI systems or ensuring AI security compliance, this course equips you with the expertise to manage risks, strengthen security strategies, and build resilient AI-driven security solutions.
At Course Completion
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Detect and analyze AI security threats. Identify vulnerabilities in machine learning models, recognize adversarial attack methods, and assess risks to AI-driven systems.
Implement AI-specific intrusion detection and defense strategies. Use AI-powered security tools to safeguard data, models, and networks from evolving cyber threats.
Develop forensic analysis skills for AI systems. Investigate AI-related security breaches, trace attack vectors, and apply forensic techniques to compromised models.
Design and execute AI incident response plans. Build structured response strategies to mitigate security threats and reduce the impact of AI-driven cyber incidents.
Enhance AI privacy and ethical security practices. Apply differential privacy, encryption, and ethical guidelines to secure AI applications while ensuring compliance.
Prepare for future AI security challenges. Stay ahead of emerging risks, such as deepfake manipulation, AI-driven cyberattacks, and AI security automation trends.
If your team requires different topics, additional skills or a custom approach, our team will collaborate with you to adjust the course to focus on your specific learning objectives and goals.
Outline
Please note that this list of topics is based on our standard course offering, evolved from typical industry uses and trends. We will collaborate with you to tune this course and level of coverage to target the skills you need most. Topics, agenda and labs are subject to change, and may adjust during live delivery based on audience skill level, interests and participation.
Introduction to AI in Security
Explore foundational AI security, threat identification, and protective strategies through practical examples.
The Need for AI Security
Exploring AI Threat Landscape
Identify Threats and Implement Protections in AI Systems
Implement AI Security Best Practices
Top Ten Pitfalls to Avoid
Activity: Implementing Basic Security Measures
Benefits of Applying AI to Cybersecurity
Playing Detective: Identifying AI Threats and Vulnerabilities
Explore AI system vulnerabilities, different threat types, and data privacy concerns
Inherent threats and vulnerabilities of AI systems
Different types of AI threats
Common AI vulnerabilities
Case studies of major AI-based security breaches
Building the AI Fortress: Defense Mechanisms 101
Learn how to design and implement robust AI-driven defense systems.
Safeguard AI systems from security threats.
Deep Dive AI Security Measures
AI Defense Mechanisms
AI in intrusion detection and prevention systems
AI in risk assessment and vulnerability management
Activity: Design a basic AI-driven Intrusion Detection System
AI Adversarial Attacks and Defenses
Learn how to tackle adversarial threats to AI systems with effective defense strategies for security.
Adversarial attacks Deep Dive
Techniques to defend against adversarial attacks
Implementing defense measures against sample adversarial attacks
Activity: Defending Against Adversarial Attacks
CSI Cyber: A Foray into AI Forensics
Apply forensic techniques and analyzing AI security incidents.
How forensic techniques are applied in AI security.
Role of forensics in AI Security
Basics of AI Forensic Analysis
Case studies of forensic analysis in AI security incidents
AI in forensic data analysis
Activity: Conduct a simple forensic analysis on an AI system
Crisis Averted: Crafting Your AI Incident Response Plan
Develop and execute effective incident response plans for AI system breaches
How to respond to incidents in AI systems effectively.
Basics of Incident Response (IR) in AI systems
AI in IR: Automated and adaptive response
Designing an incident response plan for AI systems
AI Privacy and Ethical Considerations
Address privacy risks and ethical considerations in AI applications
Navigate privacy and ethics in AI to promote responsible technology use.
Privacy risks in AI/ML applications
Understanding differential privacy
Ethical considerations in AI Security
Hands-on Lab: Implementing differential privacy in a machine learning model
What's Next? Preparing for Future AI Security Challenges
Explore future AI security trends and prepare for emerging threats.
Get insights into the future trends of AI in cybersecurity.
Future threats: Deepfakes, autonomous weapons, etc.
AI in quantum computing security
AI-driven Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
The role of AI in zero-trust architectures
Bonus Chapters / Addendum
Next steps in Your AI Security Journey
Ethical AI Deeper Dive - Implementing Ethical AI in Everyday Business Practices
Everyday AI Security: Staying Safe and Smart with AI Tools
Addendum / Resources
Course Site References & Additional Information
Glossary of Main Terms, Skills and Key Topics
Next Steps, Follow on Courses & SkillJourneys
Prerequisites
To ensure a smooth learning experience and maximize the benefits of attending this course, you should have the following prerequisite skills:
A foundational understanding of artificial intelligence, including the basic principles, applications, and types of AI.
Familiarity with basic cybersecurity principles, understanding of threats, defense mechanisms, and incident response.
Basic Python programming skills and / or a general comfort with coding
Basic knowledge of computer networks, systems, and how they interact
Some basic experience in data analysis or basic statistical concepts.
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