A Cyber Executive's Guide for Artificial Intelligence

Strategic AI training for CISOs and security executives: risk and governance frameworks, AI-powered threats, vendor evaluation, and building an AI-ready program.

A focused, one-day course for security leaders who need to make strategic decisions about AI without the technical deep-dive. Covers what matters for executives: risk, governance, organizational readiness, and the real capabilities and limitations of AI in cybersecurity.

Topics covered

  • What AI can and cannot do for security
  • Risk and governance frameworks for AI deployment
  • AI-powered threats: deepfakes, adversarial AI, AI-enabled attacks
  • Building an AI-ready security organization
  • ROI evaluation for AI security tools
  • Regulatory and compliance requirements for AI in security

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"One of the best courses I've ever taken at Blackhat. / KEEP THIS COURSE!"

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"Curtis + Summer are terrific, can't wait to come back next year. / Great source of information, easy to understand, videos kept engagement."

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"Excellent material, the speakers have a high level of knowledge which they conveyed efficiently. / Thank you for all the knowledge shared to us"

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"Exceptional - correctly targeted / Not too generic or too complicated"

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Course evaluation, Black Hat USA 2026

"great course w/great info. I wish I had taken this course a whole lot sooner but I'm still glad that I received this training as my company moves forward w/ A.I."

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Course evaluation, Black Hat USA 2026

"Instructors were very clear and concise with the presentation of materials. Class wide discussion was encouraged, and added to the learning experience."

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"It was very worthwhile to learn about the characteristics and risks of AI. Thank you!"

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"Training was what I was hoping it would be"

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Cyber Executive's Guide for AI designed for?
CISOs, deputy CISOs, security executives, and senior security managers who make AI-related decisions: vendor selection, governance, organizational structure, and investment. It is not a technical deep-dive. The course is built for leaders who need enough literacy to ask the right questions and interpret the answers.
What AI governance frameworks does the executive course cover?
NIST AI Risk Management Framework, the EU AI Act and its high-risk system requirements, and how to map both to existing security and compliance programs. Coverage focuses on practical application rather than framework recitation: which controls map to which obligations, where the gaps usually are, and what auditable evidence looks like.
Does the course teach how to evaluate AI security vendors?
Yes. A meaningful portion of the day covers how to question vendor claims about AI capabilities, what training data and evaluation methodology questions to ask, and how to design a proof of concept that produces real evidence rather than a sales demo. The focus is on rigor, not on a checklist.
How is this different from a generic AI for executives course?
Generic AI executive courses cover business applications across industries. This course is specific to security: AI-powered threats and defenses, governance for AI deployed inside a security program, and the regulatory environment that lands on a CISO's desk. The framing is from a security leader's perspective throughout.
Can the one-day format cover enough to be useful?
A focused day works for executive decision-making because the goal is judgment, not implementation. The course covers risk frameworks, vendor evaluation, organizational readiness, and the regulatory environment at a depth sufficient to support real decisions. Custom multi-day engagements are available for organizations that want more depth on specific topics.

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