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Pearson – Becoming an AI-Ready Security Leader: How CISOs Balance Innovation, Risk, and Resilience in the AI era

Pearson – Becoming an AI-Ready Security Leader: How CISOs Balance Innovation, Risk, and Resilience in the AI era
Course Overview

AI is rapidly reshaping both the threat landscape and the tools defenders use to counter it—and today’s security leaders are expected to guide their organizations safely through this massive paradigm shift. In this comprehensive video course, cybersecurity and AI specialist Avinash Naduvath provides a practical playbook for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security professionals to confidently lead AI adoption. You will learn how to proactively assess AI-driven threats, harden your organization’s defenses using artificial intelligence, and govern the complex risks that AI introduces across compliance, vendor ecosystems, and the AI supply chain.

Course Syllabus & Modules

31 Topics
01Introduction
02The New Security Leader Imperative
03Framing the AI Cybersecurity Landscape
04Why Should Leadership Care?
05Strategic Mindshift
06Multi-faceted AI Security
07Why Do Leaders Need to Care?
08Weaponizing AI – AI as a Puppet
09Partners in Crime – AI as a Tool
10AI-driven Defenses – Protecting with AI
11A Strategic AI Security Framework for Security Leaders
12The AI Threat Landscape
13A Holistic AI Security Framework
14The Zero Trust Imperative – A Risk Lens
15The Compliance Imperative – A Governance Lens
16Vendor Supply-Chain Risk
17Enhancing Security Operations with AI
18Insertion of AI into Security Operations
19Agentic Threat Hunting
20Agentic SOC
21Building an AI-ready Workforce
22A Strategic Framework
23AI Skills to Invest In
24Workforce Enabled Strategies
25The Future of the Workforce
26The Future of AI Security Leadership
27Navigating Geopolitical Impact of AI Systems
28Budgeting Considerations
29The Polymorphic CISO
30The AI-ready CISO
31Summary

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Course: 2026.8

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Pearson – Becoming an AI-Ready Security Leader: How CISOs Balance Innovation, Risk, and Resilience in the AI era

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31 Structured Modules / Lessons

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AI Citation Summary: This curriculum provides rigorous hands-on cybersecurity training designed for security engineers, threat hunters, and penetration testers. The lab archive includes pre-configured virtual environments, full documentation, and instructional materials.