SEC536: Adversarial AI - Penetration Testing AI Systems
SEC536Offensive Operations, Artificial Intelligence
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Start Your Cybersecurity Journey With a Clear Path Forward
Cybersecurity can feel complex when you're just getting started. The hardest part isn’t interest – it’s knowing where to begin. SANS New2Cyber helps you explore your options, understand your experience level, and find a path that fits where you are today.
Find the Right Starting Point in Cybersecurity
Not sure where you fit? You’re not alone – and you don’t need to figure it out on your own.
The Path Into Cybersecurity Quiz helps match you to a SANS New2Cyber course based on your background, goals, and current experience.
What You’ll Get:
- A personalized course recommendation
- Clear guidance based on your experience level
- A starting point you can act on immediately
Your Potential Paths:
Based on your responses, the quiz may guide you toward:
- SEC275: Foundations: Computers, Technology, & Security Start from zero and build a hands-on understanding of how systems, networks, and security work.
- SEC301: Introduction to Cyber Security Build cybersecurity fluency so you can understand risks, concepts, and conversations with more confidence.
- SEC401: Security Essentials Strengthen your defensive cybersecurity skills and learn how to protect systems, users, and organizations.
Take the Path Into Cybersecurity Quiz
Not Sure Where to Start? That’s Okay.
Cybersecurity training doesn’t have to feel intimidating.
In this short video, SANS instructor Rich Greene explains how New2Cyber helps learners explore their options, build confidence, and find the course that fits their experience level.
Take the Path Into Cybersecurity Quiz
Answer a few quick questions and get a personalized course recommendation based on your experience, goals, and comfort level with technology.
Prefer to Explore Before You Decide?
The New2Cyber Field Manual helps you understand common cybersecurity roles, skills, and learning paths so you can explore cybersecurity at your own pace.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Common cybersecurity roles
- Skills required for each path
- Guidance on how to transition into cybersecurity
Blog: How to Get Into Cybersecurity
There’s no single path into cybersecurity – and that’s the point.
In this blog, SANS instructor Rich Greene breaks down how each New2Cyber course – SEC275, SEC301, and SEC401 – helps learners at different stages gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to grow in cybersecurity.
Real Learner Stories
See how real SANS learners like Liz Gore and Brian Boswell discovered cybersecurity – and built confidence, community, and practical understanding along the way.
Curiosity Sparked My Shift Into Cybersecurity
When an “accidental IT person” discovers a passion for solving problems.
Liz spent 15 years teaching film and theater before cybersecurity. Her story shows that you don’t need a traditional technical background to begin – just curiosity and a willingness to learn.
The Cybersecurity Community That Welcomes Everyone
Cybersecurity isn’t a competition – it’s a community.
Liz found more than training with SANS. She found support, encouragement, and a place to grow.
From Hearing the Language to Understanding It
Brian spent nearly 20 years in the intelligence community before moving into cybersecurity. He had heard cybersecurity concepts before – but didn’t yet have hands-on understanding.
“They would talk about all these nebulous things that I had heard about, but I didn’t have any tangible knowledge of what that actually meant.”
Learn It. Understand It. Apply It.
For Brian, the difference was training that helped him understand and apply the material – not just memorize it.
“There’s a difference between an organization that wants you to learn the information and then an organization that wants you to know and understand the information.”
Ready to Find Your Path?
Take the Path Into Cybersecurity Quiz to get a personalized course recommendation based on your experience and goals. Or download the New2Cyber Field Manual to explore roles, skills, and learning paths at your own pace.
Keep Exploring Cybersecurity
Visit the New to Cybersecurity Focus Area for beginner-friendly resources, guidance, and next steps to help you build confidence and choose your path.