SEC536: Adversarial AI - Penetration Testing AI Systems
SEC536Offensive Operations, Artificial Intelligence
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Build an end-to-end Academy across all eight stages, or select only what you need. Each Academy is tailored to complement your capabilities and deliver your desired outcomes.
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Advancing Cybersecurity Capability for the AI Era. Artificial intelligence is transforming every industry.
Organizations investing in AI require cybersecurity teams capable of securing emerging technologies, governing AI responsibly, and adapting as the threat landscape evolves. The SANS AI Excellence Academy applies our proven Academy Framework to help organizations continuously develop the technical expertise required to lead with confidence.
Featured AI Cybersecurity Courses:
Each course is built by real-world practitioners, grounded in modern attack and defense use cases, and designed to deliver hands-on, job-relevant outcomes.
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SEC543: AI-Assisted Source Code Analysis and Exploitation for Penetration Testers
NEWIntermediate SEC543Offensive Operations, Artificial Intelligence
- 2 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 12 CPEs / 12 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 10 Hands-On Labs
- 2 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 12 CPEs / 12 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 10 Hands-On Labs
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SEC573: AI-Powered Security Automation: Building Tools with Python, LLMs, and MCP
MAJOR UPDATESAdvanced SEC573Cyber Defense, Artificial Intelligence
- GIAC Python Coder (GPYC)
- 6 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 36 CPEs / 36 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 128 Hands-On Labs
- GIAC Python Coder (GPYC)
- 6 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 36 CPEs / 36 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 128 Hands-On Labs
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SEC545: GenAI and LLM Application Security
NEWAdvanced SEC545Cloud Security, Artificial Intelligence
- GIAC AI Platform Security (GAIPS)
- 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 20 Hands-On Labs
- GIAC AI Platform Security (GAIPS)
- 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 20 Hands-On Labs
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SEC411: AI Security Principles and Practices: GenAI and LLM Defense
NEWIntermediate SEC411Cyber Defense, Artificial Intelligence
- 24 CPEs / 24 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 5 Hands-On Labs
- 24 CPEs / 24 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 5 Hands-On Labs
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SEC495: Leveraging LLMs: Building & Securing RAG, Contextual RAG, and Agentic RAG
Essentials SEC495Cyber Defense, Artificial Intelligence
- 7 CPEs / 7 Hours (Self-Paced)
- 7 CPEs / 7 Hours (Self-Paced)
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SEC535: Offensive AI - Attack Tools and Techniques
Intermediate SEC535Offensive Operations, Artificial Intelligence
- GIAC Offensive AI Analyst (GOAA)
- 3 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 18 CPEs / 18 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 14 Hands-On Labs
- GIAC Offensive AI Analyst (GOAA)
- 3 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 18 CPEs / 18 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 14 Hands-On Labs
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SEC595: Applied Data Science and AI/Machine Learning for Cybersecurity Professionals
Advanced SEC595Cyber Defense, Artificial Intelligence
- GIAC Machine Learning Engineer (GMLE)
- 6 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 36 CPEs / 36 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 30 Hands-On Labs
- GIAC Machine Learning Engineer (GMLE)
- 6 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 36 CPEs / 36 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 30 Hands-On Labs
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SEC598: AI and Security Automation for Red, Blue, and Purple Teams
Intermediate SEC598Offensive Operations, Artificial Intelligence
- GIAC AI Security Automation Engineer (GASAE)
- 6 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 36 CPEs / 36 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 25 Hands-On Labs
- GIAC AI Security Automation Engineer (GASAE)
- 6 Days (Instructor-Led)
- 36 CPEs / 36 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 25 Hands-On Labs
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FOR563: Applied AI for Digital Forensics and Incident Response: Leveraging Local Large Language Models
NEWIntermediate FOR563Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Artificial Intelligence
- 1 Day (Instructor-Led)
- 6 CPEs / 6 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 4 Hands-On Labs
- 1 Day (Instructor-Led)
- 6 CPEs / 6 Hours (Self-Paced)
- Labs: 4 Hands-On Labs
Supporting Saudi Arabia's Cybersecurity Vision
Saudi Arabia continues to make significant investments in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and national cybersecurity capability.
The SANS Academy Framework supports these ambitions by providing organizations with a flexible model for developing cybersecurity capability that evolves alongside technology and workforce needs.
Our Academies can also support organizations aligning workforce development with the Saudi Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (SCyWF) while strengthening long-term cyber resilience.
