CompTIA SecAI+ (CY0-001)

• Build skills to apply AI concepts to cybersecurity

• Strengthen your organization's cybersecurity posture using AI

• Learn how to secure AI systems, models, data, and infrastructure

• Use AI to automate security workflows

• Improve threat detection and incident response

• Understand AI governance, risk, and compliance

• Support ethical and responsible AI adoption

• Defend against AI-driven cybersecurity threats

• Understand adversarial attacks and malicious uses of generative AI

• Integrate AI securely into DevSecOps pipelines

• Develop skills for emerging AI security and cybersecurity roles

The SecAI+ certification focuses on the ability to:

• Basic AI concepts related to cybersecurity 

• Securing AI systems 

• AI-assisted security

• AI governance, risk, and compliance

• Artificial intelligence fundamentals for cybersecurity

• AI applications in security operations

• AI system architecture and components

• AI security principles and controls

• Protecting AI data and models

• AI Concepts for Cybersecurity

• Secure AI Systems

• AI-Powered Security Operations

• AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance

• AI-Driven Threat Defense

CompTIA recommends candidates have:

• 3–4 years of experience in IT

• 2+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience

• Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, or equivalent knowledge

SecAI+ is therefore particularly suitable for cybersecurity professionals who already understand core security concepts and want to extend their expertise into AI security and AI-enabled cybersecurity operations.

There are no formal prerequisites for the SecAI+ certification.

However, learners will benefit from prior knowledge of:

• Cybersecurity fundamentals

• Security operations

• Threat detection and response

• Risk management

• Security controls

• Comprehensive AI and cybersecurity coverage

• AI system and infrastructure security and Security workflow automation

• AI model and data protection, and AI-powered threat detection

• AI-assisted incident response, AI governance and compliance

• Responsible AI practices and AI-driven threat defense

• Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

• AI for Cybersecurity

• AI System Security

• AI Model Security

• AI Data Protection

This course is a strong fit for:

• Cybersecurity Professionals

• Security Analysts

• Security Engineers

• Security Operations Analysts

• SOC Professionals

• Build practical AI security and cybersecurity expertise

• Understand how AI can strengthen security operations

• Learn how to protect AI systems, models, data, and infrastructure

• Improve threat detection and incident response capabilities

• Understand AI-related governance, risk, and compliance

The skills covered in SecAI+ can be applied to scenarios such as:

AI-Powered Threat Detection

Use AI to analyze security events, identify suspicious patterns, and help security teams prioritize potential threats.

Automated Incident Response

Apply AI to automate repetitive security tasks and accelerate investigation and response workflows.

Securing Enterprise AI

Protect AI applications, models, data, infrastructure, and associated business systems from security threats.

Generative AI Security

Identify and mitigate risks associated with the malicious or unsafe use of generative AI within enterprise environments.

AI Governance and Compliance

Establish appropriate governance, risk, compliance, and responsible-use practices for organizational AI adoption.

Secure DevSecOps

Integrate AI capabilities into development and security pipelines while maintaining appropriate security controls.

SecAI+ can support career development toward roles such as:

• AI Security Analyst

• Cybersecurity Analyst

• Security Engineer

• Security Operations Engineer

• Security Architect