AI research · Penetration testing
AI security research, offensive testing, and hands-on training from Foster Nethercott.
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Training at SANS
Two hands-on courses. Use AI in offensive security, or learn to test the AI systems themselves.
SEC535
Course authorAttack Tools and Techniques
Put AI to work in offensive security. Build practical workflows for reconnaissance, social engineering, and exploit development through hands-on labs.
For Penetration testers, red teamers, and security practitioners.
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Co-author with Mick DouglasPenetration Testing AI Systems
Test the security of AI applications. Explore prompt injection, RAG vulnerabilities, and attacks on agents and MCP, then turn findings into stronger defenses.
For Security testers, AI engineers, and application security teams.
Explore SEC536Writing & research
Agentic AI can carry out security tasks as well as suggest them. This essay examines what that shift means for attackers, penetration testers, and the people responsible for checking the results.
Read at SANSFoster argues that defenders need to study offensive AI to understand the attacks it enables. This contributed article connects earlier advances in malware and defensive tooling with the challenges posed by generative AI.
Foster’s 2023 SANS research examines whether an operator with limited technical skill can use generative AI to produce malware that evades traditional security controls, and what that capability means for defenders.
Speaking
How AI is changing malware development—and the security questions that follow.
About
Foster Nethercott specializes in AI research and penetration testing. A SANS Certified Instructor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he connects hands-on security testing with research and education.
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