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.

Generative AI for Cybersecurity Professionals

Generative AI for Cybersecurity Professionals
This course is part of Cybersecurity Analyst Specialization

Instructor: Edureka
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What you'll learn
Analyze AI and LLM architectures used in cybersecurity operations and SOC workflows.
Apply secure prompt engineering techniques to mitigate injection and misuse risks.
Evaluate adversarial machine learning threats across AI pipelines and models.
Design governance and compliance controls for responsible and secure AI deployment.
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February 2026
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There are 3 modules in this course
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.
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16 videos6 readings3 assignments
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.
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12 videos5 readings3 assignments
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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19 videos8 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt
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This course is ideal for cybersecurity professionals, SOC engineers, AI practitioners, and governance specialists.
No. The course introduces foundational AI, LLM, and Generative AI concepts before advancing to security applications.
Yes. You will explore AI-assisted threat detection, triage automation, and security analysis use cases.
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