CompTIA SecAI+ CY0-001

Hours: 40 / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Online, Self-Paced
Online Hours: 40
Retail Price: $1,499.00

Course Overview:

Master the intersection of AI and Cybersecurity by exploring machine learning, prompt engineering, and secure data management. Learn to implement proactive AI threat modeling and robust access controls to defend against critical vulnerabilities like prompt injection and data poisoning. Discover how to leverage AI for automated threat detection while navigating the risks of sophisticated, weaponized AI attacks. Finally, gain the expertise to transition toward AI-driven Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) for a modern, resilient security framework.

This course prepares a student to take the CompTIA SecAI+ CY0-001 national certification exam.

Students will:

• Understand fundamental cybersecurity concepts and best practices.
• Explain the role and application of artificial intelligence in security environments.
• Identify and mitigate common threats and vulnerabilities.
• Apply risk management techniques to real-world scenarios.
• Utilize security tools and technologies for threat detection and response.
• Interpret and analyze security data to inform decision-making.
• Communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Summarizing AI and Data Concepts for Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a powerful tool in cybersecurity, helping us automate threat detection, speed up our response to attacks, and even predict security issues before they happen. Some important AI concepts you should know about include machine learning, natural language processing, and anomaly detection—these all help systems identify and react to cyber threats. When it comes to using AI, it's also important to understand how models are trained and how prompt engineering works; training involves teaching an AI with lots of data, while prompt engineering is about asking the right questions to get the best answers from the AI. And, just as with any technology, keeping AI data secure is critical—protecting that data ensures our models work as they should and helps prevent new risks from being introduced. In this module, we'll examine AI concepts, model training, prompt engineering, and secure AI data.

Lesson 2: Implementing Threat Modeling and Securing AI Systems

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to support cybersecurity operations introduces new risks, which is why AI threat modeling is so important—it helps you spot potential vulnerabilities before attackers do. By thinking like an adversary and mapping out possible threats, you can better prepare your defenses. It's also vital to implement strong security controls around your AI systems, such as limiting access, regularly updating models, and monitoring for unusual behavior. Taking these steps lets you stay ahead of evolving dangers and ensures your AI solutions remain a reliable part of your security toolkit. In this module, you will analyze and apply threat modeling and resources.

Lesson 3: Installing Access Controls for AI

Protecting artificial intelligence (AI) systems starts with strong access controls, so only the right people and applications can interact with your models and data. On top of that, applying solid data security controls—like encryption and data masking—keeps sensitive information safe as it moves through the AI workflow. Ongoing monitoring and regular auditing are just as important, helping you spot unusual activity and respond quickly to any potential threats. By layering these security steps, you can keep your AI systems safe and running smoothly. In this module, you'll understand how to deploy access controls for AI while maintaining data security controls.

Lesson 4: Distinguishing AI-Related Threats and Compensating Controls

Security must be embedded into every phase of the AI life cycle—from data collection and model training to deployment and ongoing monitoring—because vulnerabilities at any stage can be exploited and magnified at scale. As AI systems increasingly drive critical decisions, attackers target data, models, APIs, and infrastructure with threats such as poisoning, prompt injection, model theft, and adversarial examples. Effective defense requires not only identifying and analyzing these attack vectors, but also designing compensating controls that reduce risk even when primary safeguards fail. These controls can include robust access management, data validation, model hardening, continuous monitoring, and strong incident response processes. By combining thorough attack analysis with layered compensating controls, organizations can maintain trustworthy, resilient AI systems.

Lesson 5: Leveraging AI in Security and Understanding Its Misuse

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming cybersecurity by enabling faster detection, adaptive defense mechanisms, and predictive threat intelligence. However, adversaries are also weaponizing AI to launch more sophisticated, scalable, and evasive attacks. This allows AI systems to increase an organization's ability to defend themselves better against an adversary that is also evolving by leveraging AI solutions.

Lesson 6: Understanding AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) systems share similar foundational goals with traditional GRC, focusing on managing risk, ensuring compliance, and fostering effective governance within organizations. However, they differ significantly in their approaches and capabilities. Traditional GRC often relies on manual processes, static frameworks, and periodic assessments, which can lead to delays and inefficiencies in identifying and mitigating risks. In contrast, AI GRC leverages advanced algorithms, real-time data analytics, and machine learning to provide dynamic risk assessments, automate compliance monitoring, and enhance decision-making. This enables organizations to respond more swiftly to emerging threats and regulatory changes, ultimately leading to a more proactive and resilient governance framework.

All necessary course materials are included.

Certification(s):

This course prepares a student to take the CompTIA SecAI+ CY0-001 national certification exam.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

• Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system.  This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections.   Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 4 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher.  1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or higher.
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.