Black Hat USA 2026 · Las Vegas · Aug 1-4

AI Cyber Bootcamp at Black Hat USA 2026

Four-day AI cybersecurity bootcamp at Black Hat USA 2026: machine learning, LLMs, AI red-teaming, and SOC automation on real security data. Aug 1 to 4, Las Vegas.

Four days across the full span of AI in security

The AI Cyber Bootcamp is GTK Cyber’s most complete offering: four days that move from data science foundations through generative AI, AI agents, and adversarial AI, all on real security data. It runs at Black Hat USA 2026 in Las Vegas, August 1 to 4.

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What the four days cover

  • Machine learning for security: supervised classifiers (Random Forest, Naive Bayes, KNN, SVM) for phishing, malware, and intrusion detection, and unsupervised methods for hunting and clustering
  • Data science foundations: Pandas and Python for large security datasets, preprocessing, and feature engineering
  • Generative AI for security: LLMs for spam and social engineering detection, threat intel summarization, and log analysis
  • AI agents: building agents for triage, analysis, and automation
  • Adversarial AI: hands-on evasion, poisoning, prompt injection, and RAG poisoning, plus the defenses
  • SOC automation: applying all of it to threat hunting and incident response

Half the time is labs. Every student leaves with working code.

Who should take it

Security professionals who want to apply AI, machine learning, and data science across security operations, and team leads who want one intensive that covers the whole span so they can bring the skills back to a team. It suits people who expect the SOC to change and want to be ahead of it.

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Not sure whether the bootcamp or the 2-day Applied Data Science course is the better fit? The bootcamp is the wider, deeper option. Contact info@gtkcyber.com if you want a recommendation for your role, or ask about group rates for three or more.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is the AI Cyber Bootcamp at Black Hat USA 2026?
It runs all four training days, August 1 to 4, 2026, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It is a single continuous four-day course, not a set of sessions.
How is the bootcamp different from the Applied Data Science course?
The Applied Data Science course is a focused 2-day track on the data science lifecycle for security. The bootcamp is four days and adds generative AI and LLMs for security tasks, prompt engineering, building AI agents, and hands-on adversarial AI (evasion, poisoning, prompt injection, RAG poisoning) alongside the classical machine learning material. If you want the full span of AI in security in one week, take the bootcamp.
Do I need Python experience for the bootcamp?
Some scripting helps. The course teaches Pandas and scikit-learn from a practitioner baseline rather than from print('hello world'). Students with no programming background usually find the pace too fast.
Is this a product pitch or vendor-neutral training?
Vendor-neutral. GTK Cyber sells training, not a security product. You learn techniques and tools you can apply anywhere, not a walkthrough of one company's platform.
How do I register?
Registration is on the Black Hat USA site: use the register button on this page. For teams of three or more, contact info@gtkcyber.com about group rates first.

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