Certified Offensive AI Security Professional (COASP)

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Course Overview

A hands-on, 5-day advanced certification for penetration testers and red teamers on attacking and securing AI systems—from prompt injection and adversarial ML to training-pipeline and supply-chain attacks, culminating in a capstone red team engagement.

Who Should Attend

Penetration Testers / Ethical Hackers, Red Team / Offensive Security Specialists, Security Engineers / DevSecOps Engineers, SOC Analysts / Incident Responders, AI/ML Engineers focused on security

Course Outline

Module 01: Offensive AI and AI System Hacking Methodology

  • AI & ML Fundamentals
  • AI Attack Surface and Threat Landscape (ATLAS-Aligned)
  • AI Attack Taxonomy and Classification
  • OWASP LLM and ML Top 10 (2025) – Overview & Mapping
  • AI System Hacking Methodology
  • Securing AI Systems – Foundations (Defensive Anchor)
  • AI Security Governance and Compliance

Module 02: AI Reconnaissance and Attack Surface Mapping

  • OSINT for AI Assets
  • Tools and Techniques for AI OSINT
  • Data & Training Pipeline Intel Gathering
  • Mapping AI Attack Surfaces from OSINT
  • Discovering AI Endpoints & Services
  • AI API & Parameter Enumeration
  • Model & Vector Store Enumeration
  • Defensive – Reducing AI OSINT Exposure
  • Defensive – Hardening Enumerated Surfaces
  • AI Threat Intelligence & Continuous Monitoring

Module 03: AI-Specific Vulnerability Scanning and Fuzzing

  • Fundamentals of AI Vulnerability Assessment
  • Tools and Techniques for Vulnerability Scanning
  • Fuzzing Techniques for AI Systems
  • Defensive – Integrating Scanning & Fuzzing

Module 04: Prompt-Based and LLM Application Attacks

  • LLM Architecture & Trust Boundaries
  • Prompt Injection & Jailbreaking
  • Sensitive Information Disclosure and System Prompt Leakage
  • Improper Output Handling and Misinformation
  • Advanced Prompt Attack Techniques
  • Defensive – Secure LLM Application Design

Module 05: Adversarial Machine Learning and Model Privacy Attacks

  • Adversarial ML Attacks
  • Practical Adversarial Input Attacks
  • Privacy & Model Extraction Attacks
  • Evaluating Robustness & Trustworthiness
  • Emerging Model Attack Techniques
  • Defensive – Privacy & Robustness Mitigations

Module 06: Data and Training Pipeline Attacks

  • Understanding AI Data & Training Pipelines
  • Data Poisoning Attacks
  • Backdoor / Trojan Attacks in Training Pipelines
  • AI Supply Chain Attack Vectors
  • Defensive – Securing Data & Training Pipelines

Module 07: Agentic AI and Model-to-Model Attacks

  • Agentic AI Architecture & Attack Surface
  • Excessive Agency & Autonomy
  • Model-to-Model and Cross-LLM Attacks
  • Unbounded Consumption and Denial of Wallet
  • AI Workflow and Orchestration Attacks
  • Defensive – Securing Agentic Applications

Module 08: AI Infrastructure and Supply Chain Attacks

  • AI Infrastructure & Integration Landscape
  • System and Framework Exploits
  • Tool and API Abuse in AI Apps
  • Supply Chain Threats (Deep Dive)
  • Defensive – Hardening AI Infra & Supply Chain

Module 09: AI Security Testing, Evaluation, and Hardening

  • AI Security Test & Evaluation Fundamentals
  • Designing AI Security Test Plans
  • Executing AI Security Tests
  • Reporting, Assurance & Risk Management
  • Defensive – Embedding T&E into MLOps/DevSecOps

Module 10: AI Incident Response, Forensics, and Capstone Red Team

  • Detecting & Responding to AI-Specific Incidents
  • Logging, Telemetry & Evidence Collection
  • AI Forensics & Post-Incident Analysis
  • Capstone: Full-Scope AI Red Team Engagement
  • Course Wrap-Up & Professional Practice

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time

This is a 5-day class

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Register 09/28/2026 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT

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