As artificial intelligence powers our world, it creates a new frontier for complex threats that standard cybersecurity practices can't handle. This course equips you with the specialized, in-demand skills to defend these critical systems from end to end.

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What you'll learn
Identify and classify various classes of attacks targeting AI systems.
Analyze the AI/ML development lifecycle to pinpoint stages vulnerable to attack.
Apply threat mitigation strategies and security controls to protect AI systems in development and production.
Skills you'll gain
- Security Engineering
- Threat Modeling
- Application Lifecycle Management
- Data Security
- Application Security
- Cybersecurity
- MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- Security Controls
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Model Deployment
- Threat Detection
- AI Security
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
- MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)
- Responsible AI
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December 2025
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There are 3 modules in this course
This module introduces learners to the landscape of AI security. It breaks down the primary categories of attacks that target AI systems and introduces foundational frameworks for understanding and classifying these emerging threats.
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 peer review
This module focuses on using MLflow for experiment tracking and model management, a critical component of MLOps on Databricks.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 peer review
This module concludes the ML lifecycle by covering model deployment and management using the MLflow Model Registry.
What's included
4 videos1 reading1 assignment2 peer reviews
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