AI & Cybersecurity for Beginners

“This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.”AI is changing cybersecurity fast - both for defenders and attackers. This beginner-friendly course teaches you the essentials of cybersecurity and how to apply modern AI tools to real security tasks. You’ll build a strong foundation in security concepts (CIA triad, threats vs vulnerabilities, risk, attack surface) and then practice hands-on workflows used in real SOC and blue-team environments.You’ll learn how security teams detect and investigate threats using log analysis and SIEM tools like Splunk and Elasticsearch, and how to analyze network traffic with Wireshark and Zeek.

On the AI side, you’ll use ChatGPT and Codex-style workflows for faster research, documentation, scripting, and automation - plus learn about prompt hacking/jailbreaking and how to protect AI systems against these attacks. You’ll also get introduced to practical machine learning and deep learning with Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch, including a real use case like building a phishing email defense system.Cloud security is included too: you’ll work with AWS and Azure concepts and explore threat detection services like Amazon GuardDuty. Throughout the course, we connect everything back to industry frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and MITRE ATT&CK so you understand how professionals structure security programs and detections.By the end, you’ll have a practical, job-relevant toolkit to start in cybersecurity, improve your SOC skills, and confidently combine AI with modern defensive security.