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This program equips cybersecurity professionals, AI security practitioners, SOC leaders, and governance specialists with the expertise required to integrate Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI into security operations responsibly and securely. You will begin by exploring AI fundamentals, comparing traditional detection approaches with AI-driven analytics, and understanding how Large Language Models enhance SOC workflows. Through guided demonstrations, you will examine real-world applications such as AI-based malware detection, automated triage, and intelligent threat analysis.
Building on AI foundations, you will explore transformer architectures, evaluate LLM capabilities and limitations, and apply AI systems to cybersecurity use cases. Emphasis is placed on identifying output risks, implementing guardrails, and maintaining human oversight in AI-assisted workflows.
Next, the program advances into secure prompt engineering and AI system defense. You will learn how prompt injection attacks occur, how adversarial machine learning manipulates models, and how AI pipelines can be hardened against misuse. Structured exercises demonstrate how robust model training, monitoring, and validation reduce AI-specific security risks.
The course then expands into governance, ethics, and compliance frameworks. You will analyze bias, fairness, transparency, and accountability challenges in AI systems, and align AI deployment with recognized standards such as NIST and regulatory compliance frameworks. Practical examples demonstrate how to audit AI systems and establish responsible oversight mechanisms.
Finally, you will integrate AI security, adversarial defense, and governance strategies in a structured practice project, designing a secure AI-enabled SOC framework aligned with enterprise risk management principles.
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
-Explain AI, GenAI, and LLM concepts in cybersecurity contexts.
-Apply AI and LLMs to enhance SOC detection and triage workflows.
-Design secure prompt engineering and guardrail controls.
-Identify vulnerabilities across AI pipelines and system architectures.
-Defend against adversarial machine learning attacks.
-Implement ethical, transparent, and compliant AI governance frameworks.
-Audit AI-assisted decisions for bias, risk, and misuse.
-Design a secure AI-driven security operations strategy.
This course is designed for SOC professionals, cybersecurity engineers, AI security practitioners, governance officers, and security leaders seeking to responsibly integrate AI into enterprise defense strategies.
Join us to build the technical insight, defensive resilience, and governance expertise required to secure AI-powered cybersecurity operations in modern enterprises.
Understand how artificial intelligence, generative AI, and large language models are reshaping modern cybersecurity operations. Learn how AI-driven systems enhance traditional security controls, improve threat detection accuracy, and accelerate SOC workflows. Explore real-world applications of AI in malware detection, password security, and threat analysis, while examining the core architectures behind generative AI systems, including transformers, GANs, VAEs, and LLMs.
What's included
17 videos6 readings3 assignments
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17 videos•Total 79 minutes
Specialization Introduction•2 minutes
Course Introduction•5 minutes
Introducing AI in Cybersecurity•6 minutes
Comparing Traditional Security and AI-Driven Detection•5 minutes
Exploring the Real-world Applications of AI in Cyber Defense•6 minutes
Introduction to Generative AI Systems•5 minutes
Modeling Core Generative AI Systems•6 minutes
Analyzing Key Generative AI Models (GANs, VAEs, LLMs)•5 minutes
Demonstration: Introduction about Google Colab Interface•3 minutes
Demonstration: Traditional vs AI-Driven Malware Detection•5 minutes
Demonstration: Using AI and Gen AI to Improve Password Security•5 minutes
Transformers: The AI Backbone•6 minutes
Exploring Large Language Model Architectures•3 minutes
Evaluating LLM Capabilities and Limitations in Cybersecurity•4 minutes
Demonstration: Using LLMs for Threat Detection and Analysis•5 minutes
Demonstration: Evaluating LLM Output for Security Risks•4 minutes
6 readings•Total 65 minutes
Course Overview•15 minutes
Machine Learning Foundations for Cybersecurity•10 minutes
AI-Driven Threat Detection and Response in Modern Cybersecurity•10 minutes
Foundations of Transformers and Large Language Models•10 minutes
Secure and Effective Use of LLMs in SOC Operations•10 minutes
Module Summary: Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Cybersecurity•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 42 minutes
Knowledge Check: Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Cybersecurity•30 minutes
Test Your Knowledge: Leveraging AI and LLMs in Cybersecurity•6 minutes
Test Your Knowledge: Applying and Securing AI and LLMs for Cyber Defense•6 minutes
Prompt Engineering and AI System Security
Module 2•3 hours to complete
Module details
Develop a strong foundation in prompt engineering and AI system security to ensure safe and reliable use of large language models in cybersecurity environments.Explore AI system architectures to understand security vulnerabilities across data pipelines, model training, and deployment layers. Gain practical insight into adversarial machine learning attacks and defensive strategies, while learning to critically evaluate AI and LLM outputs for security risks, reliability issues, and potential misuse in real-world operations.
What's included
12 videos5 readings3 assignments
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12 videos•Total 59 minutes
Introducing Prompt Engineering Concepts•5 minutes
Crafting Secure and Effective Prompts•6 minutes
Identifying Risks in Improper Prompting•5 minutes
Exploring Advanced Prompting Techniques•5 minutes
Demonstration: Applying Prompt Engineering Techniques for Secure AI•5 minutes
Exploring AI System Architectures and Components•4 minutes
Identifying Vulnerabilities Across AI Pipelines•6 minutes
Demonstration: Building Robust ML Models with Adversarial-Style Training•5 minutes
Shielding AI Systems from Adversarial Threats•3 minutes
Demonstration: Defending AI Systems Against Adversarial Inputs•5 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
Foundations of Prompt Engineering for Secure and Effective LLM Interaction•10 minutes
Controlling AI Behavior Under Attack•10 minutes
Securing AI Systems: Architecture, Pipelines, and Attack Surfaces•10 minutes
Attacking and Hardening AI Models•10 minutes
Module Summary: Prompt Engineering and AI System Security•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 42 minutes
Knowledge Check: Prompt Engineering and AI System Security•30 minutes
Test Your Knowledge: Foundations of Prompt Engineering for Secure AI•6 minutes
Test Your Knowledge: Securing AI Systems and Defending Against Adversarial ML•6 minutes
Advanced Security, Ethics, and Governance for Generative AI
Module 3•5 hours to complete
Module details
Secure enterprise environments by implementing AI-aware operating system and network defense mechanisms. Learn how to protect AI-enabled systems by hardening configurations, enforcing access controls, and monitoring AI-driven workloads for misuse and anomalous behavior. Design and secure infrastructures that support AI applications using layered defenses, continuous monitoring, and traffic analysis. Gain hands-on experience evaluating AI system interactions and operational telemetry to ensure integrity, visibility, and rapid detection of security risks across modern enterprise environments.
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This course is ideal for cybersecurity professionals, SOC engineers, AI practitioners, and governance specialists.
Do I need prior AI experience?
No. The course introduces foundational AI, LLM, and Generative AI concepts before advancing to security applications.
Will I learn how LLMs are used in SOC workflows?
Yes. You will explore AI-assisted threat detection, triage automation, and security analysis use cases.
Does the course cover prompt engineering risks?
Yes. You will learn to mitigate prompt injection, model abuse, and misuse vulnerabilities.
Are adversarial machine learning attacks explained?
Yes. The course examines adversarial inputs, model manipulation, and defensive strategies.
Does this course address AI governance and compliance?
Yes. It covers ethical AI practices, regulatory frameworks, audits, and transparency requirements.
Will I understand how to secure AI pipelines?
Yes. You will analyze vulnerabilities across training, deployment, and inference stages.
Does the course include practical AI security demonstrations?
Yes. You will evaluate LLM outputs, risk scenarios, and secure AI integration strategies.
Will I receive a certificate upon completion?
Yes. After completing all modules and final assessments, you will receive a certificate.
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
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What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.