AI now counts as part of every agency's attack surface and every agency's compliance obligation. This program builds working AI security literacy across the cyber workforce, then develops the governance program a federal agency actually needs, rooted in the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, MITRE ATLAS, and federal AI policy.
Prepares you for: agency AI security and governance roles, and preparation toward the IAPP AI Governance Professional (AIGP).
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order.
Unit 1 6 Hours
Most organizations now use AI rather than build it, so every security professional has to treat AI as part of the attack surface. This foundational course — no AI/ML background needed — covers the AI threat landscape (MITRE ATLAS), the risks of LLM apps (OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications), and the dangers of AI agents, tying it to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and the everyday defenses that keep AI systems secure.
Unit 2 12 Hours
Federal agencies are putting AI into service faster than the practices meant to govern and secure it. This intermediate course helps federal staff and their partners build an agency AI governance and security program rooted in federal AI policy and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework — covering AI inventories and risk classification, data governance and privacy, the AI development and acquisition lifecycle, machine learning and generative AI threats, and the oversight and monitoring that keep AI trustworthy, ending with a capstone plan you build yourself.
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Courses that are regularly updated based on feedback and industry developments, ensuring versions are mapped to federal competencies.
The instructor was wonderful and so knowledgeable. The course materials were extremely relevant to what my job is. I feel like I can be better because of this class.
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Since 1921, Graduate School USA has partnered with over 125 federal agencies and trained more than one million federal employees. Led by instructors with deep, real-world knowledge of federal regulations, policies, and practices, our private group programs are practical, mission-driven, and tailored to your agency’s objectives. We offer expertise across key federal domains—including human resources, financial management, acquisition and contracting, leadership, and more—to deliver training where and how your team needs it.
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