At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

● Identify security, safety and privacy vulnerabilities of AI systems, including AI-specific cybersecurity risks, and recommend appropriate risk mitigation actions and recognise limitations, if any

● Evaluate the appropriateness of AI for cybersecurity defence and identify their shortcomings, if any.

● Describe various AI-aided attack techniques and recommend appropriate mitigations or compensating controls.

● Keep abreast of new developments in AI/ML security in order to assess the risks, if any, they pose to their organisation.

● Course duration: 6 weeks online. 

● Learners' time commitment: 3 to 4 hours per week. 

● This course has 4 live online sessions for group activities, discussions, feedback and interactions. 

● Throughout the course, learners are expected to actively contribute to the group activities and online discussions, and are encouraged to apply the knowledge learnt.

This course is suitable for leaders and professionals in cyber security, cyber risk and AI who need to:

● Formulate security policies, strategies or programmes or any related action plan to address the risks posed by using AI-based systems in their business processes and/or products.

● Understand the implications of AI-powered attack techniques to their cyber defences.

● Assess the appropriateness of AI-aided cyber defence solutions and their shortcomings, if any.

● Learners are expected to set aside time for group activities beyond the live sessions.

● The NUS-ISS Certificate of Completion will be issued to learners who have met the course requirements successfully. This will include attending all synchronous Zoom sessions and completing the learning activities, workshops and assessments (where applicable).

● Read the terms and conditions of NUS-ISS Course Registration here.

● Read about NUS-ISS and Learner’s Commitment and Responsibilities here.

● All classes are subject to confirmation and NUS-ISS will send an acceptance email to learners one week prior to the commencement date.

● All responses to feedback and surveys conducted by NUS-ISS and its partners must be submitted by learners.

● All trainings and assessments will be delivered by NUS-ISS, as described in the course webpage.

● For general enquiries and feedback, please feel free to reach out to us via email at iss-blendedlearning@nus.edu.sg.