CompTIA SecAI+ Course (CY0-001)
Master the CompTIA SecAI+ (CY0-001) exam with expert instruction from Mike Chapple and Fred Nwanganga, covering AI fundamentals, AI attack techniques, security controls, and governance. Build the skills to secure AI systems and certify in one of cyber security's fastest-growing specialisms.
Last update: Aug 2026
Audio Language: English
Subtitles/Captions: Yes
Caption Language: English
Type of Training: Online self-paced
Focus: CompTIA SecAI+ Training Courses, CompTIA Courses, Certification Courses, Cyber Security Certification Courses, Cyber Security Courses, Generative AI Courses, Cyber Security Compliance Training Courses, AI for Cyber Security Courses
What You’ll Learn
This CompTIA SecAI+ Study Guide will teach you:
- AI Fundamentals for Security:
Compare machine learning, deep learning, NLP, LLMs, and generative AI, and understand where each creates risk - Model Training and Prompt Engineering:
Work with supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement, and federated learning, plus zero-shot, one-shot, and multi-shot prompting - Data Security for AI:
Apply cleansing, verification, lineage, augmentation, balancing, and watermarking to protect training and retrieval data - AI Attack Techniques:
Recognize data and model poisoning, prompt injection, jailbreaking, model inversion, membership inference, and supply chain attacks
- AI Security Controls:
Implement guardrails, prompt templates, prompt firewalls, quotas, and model, data, and agent access controls - Monitoring and Auditing:
Monitor prompts, responses, logs, and costs, and audit for hallucinations, accuracy, bias, and compliance - AI-Assisted Security Operations:
Use AI tools, MCP servers, and agents for threat detection, secure code development, penetration testing, and incident response - Governance, Risk, and Compliance:
pply the EU AI Act, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO AI standards, and OECD principles to real organizations
Included in the CompTIA SecAI+ Course (CY0-001)
6 Hours of On-Demand Video
1 Downloadable Resource
Access on Mobile
Certificate of Completion
Suitable for the Following Careers
AI Security Engineer
Cyber Security Analyst
SOC Analyst
Security Architect
AI Governance and Compliance Analyst
Risk and Compliance Specialist
Course Content
Training Overview
Description of Training
Preview
Introduction
Introduction
Preview
The SecAI+ Exam
Domain 1 Basic AI Concepts Related to Cybersecurity
Types of AI
Model Training Techniques
Prompt Engineering
Data Processing
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Security in the AI Lifecycle
Human-Centric AI Design
Domain 2 Securing AI Systems
Data and Training Attacks
Prompt and Input Manipulation Attacks
Model Extraction and Information Leakage Attacks
Integration and Operational Attacks
AI Security Controls
AI Access Controls
Encryption and Data Safety
AI Monitoring and Auditing
Domain 3 AI-assisted Security
AI-Assisted Security Tools
AI Security Use Cases
AI-Enabled Attacks
Automating Security Tasks
Domain 4 AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance
AI Governance
AI Risks
AI Compliance
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Requirements
Basic familiarity with computers, networks, and cyber security concepts
CompTIA Security+ knowledge is helpful but not required
No prior AI or machine learning experience needed
Description of CompTIA SecAI+ Course Training
This course delivers complete coverage of all four domains of the CompTIA SecAI+ CY0-001 exam and prepares you to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cyber security. Taught by Mike Chapple, Ph.D., one of the world's leading experts in IT certification, and Fred Nwanganga, Ph.D., an expert in artificial intelligence and machine learning, it breaks down complex AI security topics into simple explanations backed by quizzes that reinforce what you learn.
Organizations are deploying AI faster than they can secure it, and the people who understand both sides are in short supply. You'll learn how AI systems are built and trained, where attackers target them, which controls actually stop those attacks, and how governance frameworks like the EU AI Act and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework shape what your organization is allowed to do.
- Explain AI types, training techniques, and prompt engineering in a security context
- Secure data across the full AI lifecycle, from collection through monitoring and maintenance
- Defend against poisoning, prompt injection, model theft, and information leakage attacks
- Implement guardrails, access controls, encryption, redaction, masking, and anonymization
- Audit AI systems for hallucinations, accuracy, bias, fairness, and security compliance
- Use AI-enabled tools to automate threat detection, secure coding, and incident response
- Build AI governance structures, policies, and compliance programs that stand up to scrutiny
With 6 hours of focused instruction across 142 lectures, this course gives you the knowledge to pass the CompTIA SecAI+ exam on your first attempt and step into the rapidly developing field of AI security. The course also qualifies for continuing education unit (CEU) credit in the professional development programs of CompTIA, ISACA, ISC2, and other certifying bodies.
Who Is This Course For
This course is ideal for IT and cyber security professionals who want to prove their ability to secure AI systems, along with anyone preparing for the CompTIA SecAI+ certification or moving into an AI security role.
Course Instructor
Mike has 20 years of experience as an educator, author and hands-on practitioner in cybersecurity across the public and private sectors. He began his career as an information security research scientist with the U.S. National Security Agency. Mike then went into private industry as the Chief Information Officer of the Brand Institute. He currently serves as a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, specializing in cybersecurity and business analytics.
Total Seminars has created numerous best-selling online courses by Mike Meyers and the Total Seminars team of instructors. They also develop supplemental materials, such as TotalTester certification practice tests and TotalSims lab simulations, to support certification preparation.
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Testimonials
Idris
This course was really helpful and played a major role in helping me pass the exam. The lessons explained the material well and gave me a strong understanding of the different domains.
To prepare fully, I used AI to generate practice questions for myself after each section so I could test my understanding and identify my weak areas. One improvement I would recommend is adding more exam style practice questions throughout the course, especially scenario-based questions with similar answer choices.
Other than that, this was a great course, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone preparing for the exam.
Joe
High quality study that is well delivered. Highly recommended!
Allen
This was a very thorough training course on the Comptia SecAI+ objectives. I also took the Comptia SecAI+ Certmaster Study online course and found that this course filled in some of the lacking gaps in the exam objectives!!
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