Lessons Released 2nd April at 6pm – Complete before Wednesday, 23rd April 2025 to get certified!

AI is transforming the way we live, work, and secure our systems! If you’re eager to understand how AI and security intersect, this course is for you.

Over four sessions, you’ll explore the essentials of AI security, attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and how to build secure systems. From understanding key security principles to hands-on demos of adversarial and privacy attacks, this course gives you the practical knowledge to protect AI models and ensure ethical deployment. Join us and take your first step towards mastering AI security!

Learn the principles of key tech topics with Code First Girls ‘MOOC’ (Massive Open Online Courses) Sprints and test your knowledge with MOOC Challenges.

Please note these courses are available to anybody who identifies as a woman and is over the age of 18.

Session 1: Introduction to AI Security 

• What is AI Security?
• Understanding AI Security
• Security Principles in AI
• Demo: Identifying AI Security Risks
• Explore the model’s behaviour and identify potential security vulnerabilities.

Session 2: Attack Vectors and Vulnerabilities in AI 

• Attack Vectors in AI
• Vulnerabilities in AI Models
• Adversarial Attacks
• Demo: Adversarial Attack on a Simple Model

Session 3: Privacy Attacks and Mitigations 

• Privacy Attacks on AI
• Mitigating Vulnerabilities
• Privacy-Preserving AI
• Demo: Membership Inference Attack

Session 4: Building Secure and Ethical AI Systems

• Building Secure AI Systems
• Ethical and Legal Considerations
• Future Trends and Emerging Threats
• Demo: Securing an AI Model

Find out more about Code First Girls:

Code First Girls has become one of the largest providers of free coding courses for women globally, having delivered over £75 million worth of free technology education and teaching three times as many women to code as the entire UK university undergraduate system!

They’re on a mission to close the gender gap in the tech industry by providing employment through free education. They’ve already helped more than 150,000 women learn to code and by working with companies globally, we’re boosting employability, diversity and social mobility, transforming local economies and communities.

When you sign up to this course, you will receive a link which will take you through to the Code First Girls platform where you will need to fill in a registration form. Upon completion you will then be fully registered to the course and will receive a confirmation email directly from Code First Girls which will include information and your links to join. After each session there will be a mini quiz to fill in. Please read your joining information from Code First Girls thoroughly.