Vanderbilt University
Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders Specialization

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Vanderbilt University

Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders Specialization

Understand Generative AI Security & Best Practices. Learners will understand generative AI-specific security threats and vulnerabilities while mastering strategies to enhance organizational preparedness through advanced tabletop exercises and proactive cybersecurity planning.

Dr. Jules White
Dr. Sam Hays

Instructors: Dr. Jules White

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(149 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Understand the unique risks posed by generative AI, including prompt injection, and deepfake technology, and learn strategies to address them.

  • Develop and implement advanced tabletop exercises using generative AI to improve organizational response to evolving cybersecurity threats.

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Taught in English
17 practice exercises

Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Gain a clear understanding of how to protect sensitive data and manage privacy risks when adopting generative AI technologies.

  • Learn to recognize and mitigate emerging vulnerabilities such as prompt injection, adversarial text, and deepfakes in AI deployments.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Security Awareness
Category: Threat Detection
Category: Personally Identifiable Information
Category: Data Security
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Information Privacy
Category: Generative AI
Category: Cyber Risk

What you'll learn

  • Master Micro-Tabletops for Continuous Improvement: Discover how to conduct frequent, small-scale tabletop exercises using ChatGPT.

  • Enhance Realism with AI-Driven Scenarios: Learn to create adaptive, branching simulations that mimic the complexities of real-world incidents.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Scenario Testing
Category: Threat Modeling
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Generative AI
Category: Crisis Management
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Complex Problem Solving
Category: Incident Response
Category: Cyber Security Strategy
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Cybersecurity

What you'll learn

  • How to apply prompt engineering to effectively work with large language models, like ChatGPT

  • How to use prompt patterns to tap into powerful capabilities within large language models

  • How to create complex prompt-based applications for your life, business, or education

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Brainstorming
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Collaboration
Category: Ingenuity
Category: Generative AI
Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Problem Solving
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Application Development
Category: Productivity

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: AI Personalization
Category: Generative AI
Category: Innovation
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Expense Management
Category: Travel Arrangements
Category: Scenario Testing
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Productivity Software
Category: Personalized Service

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Instructors

Dr. Jules White

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Vanderbilt University
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Dr. Sam Hays
Vanderbilt University
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