What you'll learn

AI is reshaping the security landscape, but most security and IT professionals weren't trained on how these systems actually work. In this course, Basic AI Concepts Related to Cybersecurity for CompTIA SecAI+, you'll gain the foundational knowledge needed to understand, evaluate, and secure AI systems in enterprise environments. First, you'll explore the core types of AI from machine learning and deep learning to generative AI and large language models and learn how model training techniques like supervised learning, federated learning, and fine-tuning shape model behavior. Next, you'll discover why data security is critical to AI, covering data processing pipelines, data types, watermarking, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Finally, you'll learn how security must be integrated throughout the entire AI lifecycle, from defining business use cases through deployment, monitoring, and human oversight principles. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the foundational skills and knowledge needed to speak the language of AI security, approach AI systems with a security mindset, and confidently move forward in your CompTIA SecAI+ certification journey.