Leveraging AI for Security Testing

Course details

Artificial Intelligence is disrupting every industry, and cybersecurity is no exception. Organizations who plan to incorporate AI want to ensure that AI-enabled apps are protected from attacks unique to AI. At the same time, threat actors and cybersecurity professionals alike have already started leveraging AI in a rapidly accelerating arms race. For cybersecurity professionals, learning how to employ AI in your testing efforts can significantly improve your defenses.

In this course, cybersecurity expert Jerod Brennen shares foundational knowledge of the different types of security testing, sharing guidance on how you can leverage existing AI tools to improve the quality of that testing. The course consists of five main chapters, each covering a different security testing type. Each chapter explains how to use AI to enhance each test, as well as unique considerations when using AI for that specific type of test, and ends with a demo using ChatGPT, Bard, and (in the final chapter) both.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - AI tools for security testing

1. AI's Role in Security Testing

02 - Types of security testing
03 - Using AI in your security testing

2. Using AI in Risk Assessments

04 - What is a risk assessment
05 - AI-augmented risk assessments
06 - Incorporating human risk appetite
07 - Demo - Risk assessment with ChatGPT

3. Using AI in Security Controls Assessments

08 - What is a security controls assessment
09 - AI-augmented controls assessments
10 - Controls assessment dos and don'ts
11 - Demo - Controls assessment with Bard

4. Using AI in Compliance Assessments

12 - What is a compliance assessment
13 - AI-augmented compliance assessments
14 - Responding to auditors
15 - Compliance assessment with Bing Chat

5. Using AI in Vulnerability Assessments

16 - What is a vulnerability assessment
17 - AI-augmented vulnerability assessments
18 - Trust but verify
19 - Demo - Vulnerability assessment with Bard

6. Using AI in Penetration Tests

20 - What is a penetration test
21 - AI-augmented penetration tests
22 - Ethical considerations
23 - Demo - Pen test with Bard and ChatGPT

Conclusion

24 - Planning future security tests with AI

Leveraging AI for Security Testing

Authors

Jerod Brennen