SANS SEC411: AI Security Principles and Practices: GenAI and LLM Defense
From SANS Institute
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What you'll learn
You learn how LLMs work and where they can be attacked, then practice defending them in labs on prompt injection, retrieval augmented generation and MCP connections before you deploy AI more widely.
- AI threat landscape and LLM basics
- Attack surfaces and tokenizer security
- Securing the AI lifecycle
- Prompt injection and RAG security
- MCP protocol security
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- Hands on skills you can use right away. No certificate, so the proof is what you do with it.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 3 days.
- How to use it
- Turn it into proof: use the skill on one real task at work, put the result on your résumé, and lead with that story in interviews.
- Why it's worth it
- Real skills you can put to work right away. Use them on the job, show the results, and you have a story that beats a stack of certificates.
What you will pay$2,999Upfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- 3 days live or 24 hours self paced; 24 CPEs.
- Before you start
- None.
- How you are tested
- Self paced OnDemand; instructor led format also listed.
- Renewal
- None stated.
- Full cost details
- US$2,999 OnDemand (4 months access), excluding local taxes.
- Where it applies
- Online worldwide.
Checked at the source Oct 23, 2026
Sources and what we verified
SANS SEC411 page: price, length, CPEs, level, three sections, labs ↗What we verified: Official page confirms price, 24 CPEs, no prerequisites and section topics. The page is inconsistent on total video hours (24 versus 124). No GIAC certification stated.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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