Course overview · SANS SEC535 · Course author

Offensive AI

Attack Tools and Techniques

Learn where AI fits into offensive security, then apply it in practical assessments.

Full syllabus & registration What you’ll learn

What you’ll work on

AI workflows
Build assistants and connect AI tools to the tasks in a security assessment.
Reconnaissance and exploitation
Use AI to interpret gathered information, investigate vulnerabilities, and support exploit development.
Social engineering
Examine how generated text, images, voices, and video change attacks against people.
Malware and evasion
Explore AI-assisted payload development and the weaknesses of existing security controls.

Skills to take back to your work

Build repeatable AI-assisted assessment workflows.
Evaluate AI-generated reconnaissance and exploit suggestions.
Explain the defensive implications of AI-enabled attacks.