SEC536: Adversarial AI - Penetration Testing AI Systems
SEC536Offensive Operations, Artificial Intelligence
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Mike Pilkington
Full-Time Researcher at SANS Research Operations Center (SROC)Current DFIR consultant, and former incident response lead at Shell and Halliburton, Mike’s work has helped shape enterprise-scale incident response and directly advanced the global community’s ability to combat cyber adversaries.
GCFA certification holders can run formal incident investigations against advanced threats, including internal and external data breach intrusions, advanced persistent threats, and complex digital forensic cases involving anti-forensic techniques.
The GCFA exam uses GIAC's CyberLive hands-on testing environment, with 82 questions, a 3-hour time limit, and a minimum passing score of 71%.
GIAC certifications are renewed on a recurring cycle through continuing education credits and a maintenance fee. For the current renewal requirements, see GIAC's renewal page.
GCFA is designed for incident response team members, threat hunters, SOC analysts and information security professionals, experienced digital forensic analysts, federal agents and law enforcement professionals, and red team members, penetration testers, and exploit developers.
FOR508: Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics is built around GCFA's exam objectives, with 35 hands-on labs and a capstone APT Threat Group Incident Response Challenge spanning more than thirty systems in a simulated Windows enterprise.
