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
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Learn at your own pace

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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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: Privacy
Category: Generative AI
Category: AI
Category: Cybersecurity Strategy
Category: Cybersecurity

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: Generative AI
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Tabletop Exercises
Category: Cybersecurity
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