SEC595: Applied Data Science and AI/Machine Learning for Cybersecurity Professionals
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LLM Usage Cheat Sheet
LLM Usage Cheat Sheet (PDF, 0.15MB)Published: 04 Jun, 2026
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Jean-François Maes
Certified InstructorJean-François is based in Portugal, where he is the CEO of Offensive Guardian, a boutique red and purple teaming shop providing freelance services to various organizations. He has worked for other noteworthy firms, including, but not limited to: Neuvik, TrustedSec, Fortra's Cobalt-Strike team, and NVISO.
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