Course Description

This training program provides a structured overview of artificial intelligence security concepts, risks, and governance considerations aligned with the knowledge domains covered in the ISC2 AI Security Certificate. The course explores how AI systems are designed, deployed, and secured, with emphasis on threats to AI models, data integrity, adversarial attacks, governance frameworks, ethical AI considerations, and regulatory compliance. Participants gain a practical understanding of securing AI-enabled systems across their lifecycle while recognizing organizational, legal, and operational risks associated with AI adoption.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand AI concepts from a security perspective.
  • Identify security threats and risks to AI systems.
  • Apply governance, risk, and compliance principles to AI.
  • Recognize secure design and deployment practices for AI solutions.
  • Prepare for further study toward the official ISC2 AI Security Certificate.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for cybersecurity professionals, IT managers, risk and compliance officers, AI practitioners, auditors, governance professionals, and technology leaders responsible for AI-enabled systems.

Course Agenda

Registration

Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Day 1: AI Foundations & Security Landscape

  • Introduction to artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts
  • AI system components: data, models, pipelines, and infrastructure
  • Security challenges unique to AI systems
  • Threat landscape: data poisoning, model theft, adversarial attacks
  • Case examples of AI security failures

Day 2: Securing AI Systems & Operations

  • Secure AI lifecycle: design, training, deployment, and monitoring
  • Data security, privacy, and integrity in AI environments
  • Model security, validation, and robustness
  • Identity, access, and cloud security considerations for AI platforms
  • Incident response and monitoring for AI-driven systems
Day 3: AI Governance, Risk, Ethics & Compliance

  • AI governance frameworks and policies
  • Ethical AI, bias, fairness, and explainability
  • Risk management and internal controls for AI systems
  • Regulatory and standards overview (ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF, GDPR relevance)
  • Alignment with ISC2 AI Security Certificate domains
  • Final review and knowledge consolidation

Post Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.