AI and Cyber Security on-demand course
This AI and Cyber Security course aims to facilitate an understanding of the new data and cybersecurity landscape and provide actionable guidance and best practices for companies to adopt.
Opportunity Details
Launching in October 2025. Open indefinitely
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Free on-demand AI and cyber security course
Launching in October 2025
Join Innovate UK BridgeAI partner, The Alan Turing Institute, for a short on-demand AI and cyber security course that equips SME leaders and business professionals with practical skills to implement, manage, and protect AI systems against emerging cyber threats.
Overview
The Alan Turing Institute presents an essential on-demand cybersecurity course designed to help organisations safely implement AI solutions and navigate the evolving threat landscape of AI adoption.
As AI tools become increasingly accessible across all sectors, understanding and mitigating AI cybersecurity risks has never been more critical for SMEs making strategic decisions about implementing AI in their organisations.
This comprehensive 7 hour course provides AI leaders, business professionals, and IT managers with practical skills to assess, identify, respond to, and prevent AI security risks in compliance with UK standards and best practices.
The first module will be available from October 2025 and the last will be released in December 2025.
Course Highlights
Module 1: Understanding the New Cybersecurity Landscape
Explore how AI is transforming cybersecurity threats, emerging data security challenges, and the regulatory compliance considerations that impact your business decisions.
Module 2: Practical Cybersecurity Controls
Learn to implement efficient cybersecurity controls and safeguards, including information security management systems, staff training protocols, and supplier due diligence processes.
Module 3: AI Implementation Security
Master the practical tools and techniques for secure AI implementation, including risk evaluation frameworks, vulnerability assessment templates, and remediation strategies.
Module 4: Incident Response and Resilience
Develop robust incident response plans, understand legal reporting requirements, and build business continuity procedures that protect your organisation when cybersecurity incidents occur.
Module 5: Best Practices and Resources
Access comprehensive best practices summaries, practical case studies, and a complete A-Z resource toolkit for ongoing AI cybersecurity management.
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This course is designed for:
- AI leaders from SMEs making strategic decisions about implementing AI in their organisations
- Business professionals from SMEs (including those involved in AI system development or adoption) and related stakeholders
- Business owners seeking to understand AI cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies
- IT managers and cybersecurity professionals working in AI-adopting organisations or using AI tools with responsibility for the company’s IT security
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites to enroll. The course is designed for nontechnical audiences, with content accessible to professionals from all backgrounds.
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Participants will benefit from:
- Cybersecurity Foundation: Comprehensive understanding of the new data and cybersecurity landscape created by AI adoption
- Practical Implementation Skills: Tools and frameworks to implement cybersecurity controls when adopting AI solutions
- Risk Management Expertise: Ability to assess, identify, and mitigate AI-related cybersecurity risks
- Compliance Knowledge: Understanding of UK regulatory requirements and best practices for AI cybersecurity
- Incident Response Capability: Skills to develop and implement effective incident response and business continuity plans
- Flexible Learning: On-demand format allows you to learn at your own pace and revisit materials as needed
- Expert Content: Course developed and reviewed by experts from Trilateral Research, The Alan Turing Institute and the National Cyber Security Centre.
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By the end of this course you will:
- Understand how AI is changing the cybersecurity landscape and the new threats it creates
- Know how to implement information security management systems and risk management frameworks for AI
- Be able to assess and mitigate cybersecurity risks when implementing AI solutions
- Have practical tools and templates for evaluating AI vulnerabilities and implementing remediation strategies
- Understand legal and regulatory reporting requirements for AI-related cybersecurity incidents
- Possess the skills to develop comprehensive incident response and business continuity plans
- Have access to a complete toolkit of best practices, resources, and actionable guidance for ongoing AI cybersecurity management
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Total Duration: 7 hours across 5 introductory modules.
Module 1: Understanding the New Data and Cybersecurity Landscape (1.5 hours)
- How AI is changing cybersecurity threats
- Emerging data and cyber security challenges
- Regulatory compliance and risk considerations
Module 2: Cybersecurity Controls and Safeguards (1.5 hours)
- Information security management systems
- Staff communications and awareness training
- Supplier due diligence and technical controls
Module 3: Cybersecurity Controls in AI Implementation (1.5 hours)
- Risk evaluation tools and techniques
- AI vulnerability assessment and remediation
- Practical implementation templates
Module 4: Incident Response and Resilience (1.5 hours)
- Actions to take during cybersecurity incidents
- Legal and regulatory reporting requirements
- Business continuity and communications planning
Module 5: AI/Cybersecurity Best Practices (1 hour)
- Comprehensive best practices summary
- Practical case studies and examples
- A-Z resource toolkit and cheat sheet
Format: On-demand learning with recorded interviews, practical exercises, multiple
choice quizzes, and comprehension-check materialsCertification: Completion certificates available upon finishing all modules
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Trilateral Research works to enhance AI ethics awareness and operationalisation, build AI assurance techniques and implement AI governance policies and procedures. With award-winning services in research, data protection and cyber-risk, ethics innovation and sociotech insights Trilateral takes an end-to-end approach that fully integrates the technical, legal and social science dimensions. This helps clients answer the right questions, analyse the right data and get meaningful insights to focus their action for the greatest impacts.
In order to access the course, you will need to first create an account at the Alan Turing Institute’s learning portal. Once you have done this (or if you already have an account), follow the link below.