Executive Master in AI Security
Available from January 2026 - The only executive program in AI Security
Master the entire AI-Security lifecycle—from board-level governance to red-team adversarial defence—in an executive-calibre programme built for security leads and digital-risk strategists.
YOUR BENEFITS
End-to-end mastery in the AI Security lifecycle stages
Six intensive modules spread across 18 months
Unlimited LLM Red Teaming Lab access
Peer-led board-brief simulations & tabletop workshops
Globally available and accessible
VIP Invitation the the Global Cyber Conference
The best price and quality guarantee
Shaping Next-Generation AI-Security Executives
The EM-AIS is a blended, executive-level diploma that equips Swiss security and data-risk leaders with end-to-end mastery of securing AI systems. Across six specialist modules: Governance & Risk, Secure Architecture, Red-Team Defence, Engineering & Ops, Forensics & Incident Response, and Supply-Chain Control.
Participants master governance, architecture, red-teaming, operations, incident response and supply-chain control, producing board-ready artefacts and hardened pipelines while meeting Swiss data-protection demands and accelerating careers into AI-security leadership roles.
Duration
18 months, 300 hours of live sessions, 300 hours of AI Lab: total 600 hours
What’s Included
Weekly live session, global instructors, LLM Red Teaming AI Lab, Projects
Career Reskilling
Get ready for roles such as AI Security Lead, AI IR Manager or AI first CISO
Key Outcomes & Benefits
All learning content is engineered by Swiss Cyber Institute’s AI-Security faculty and validated with Swiss critical-infrastructure partners to ensure every skill is industry-ready.
What you gain:
- Executive-grade AI-Security Diploma plus six stackable micro-certificates
- Dual-lingual policy templates (DE / EN) for instant workplace adoption
- Elite peer network & mentoring circles with CISOs, ML architects and risk officers
- Hands-on experience within our practical LLM Read Teaming AI Lab with unlimited access to hundreds of challenges during the study time
Programme Modules
- Module 1: AI Security Governance & Risk Management
- Module 2: Secure AI Architecture & Development
- Module 3: AI Red-Teaming & Adversarial Defence (Red Team)
- Module 4: AI Security Engineering & Operations (Purple Team)
- Module 5: AI Security Forensics & Incident Response (Blue Team)
- Module 6: AI Security Lifecycle & Supply-Chain Control
Complete any single track for a specialist conference; complete all six to earn the Executive Master in AI Security diploma.
This Executive Master is designed for professionals who must secure, govern and defend AI systems across regulated industries. It suits senior-to-mid-career practitioners responsible for translating AI-driven risk into technical controls, audit evidence and board decisions.
Ideal for:
- CISOs, Deputy CISOs and Security Operations Managers accountable for enterprise AI-security strategy.
- Cyber Risk Analysts / Managers driving risk registers, KPI dashboards and compliance reporting.
- Security Architects and Senior Security Engineers designing zero-trust ML pipelines and hardened MLOps platforms.
- Vulnerability Assessment & Pen-Testing Leads, Threat Hunters and Red-Team Managers tasked with adversarial testing of LLMs and models.
- Incident Investigation and Digital-Forensics Specialists who manage AI-related breach response and evidence preservation.
- Chief Data / AI Officers, ML Engineers and Data Engineers responsible for model lifecycle, SBOMs and supply-chain integrity.
Career changers with solid ICT foundations who aim to step into AI-security leadership roles are also welcome.
By the end of the Executive Master in AI Security, graduates will be able to…
- Govern AI portfolios end-to-end, translating organisational strategy into risk-based policies, controls and key risk indicators.
- Design and document zero-trust, privacy-preserving ML pipelines—complete with SBOMs, threat models and audit-ready artefacts.
- Attack, measure and harden models and LLM services against poisoning, evasion, extraction and jailbreak techniques, raising robustness benchmarks.
- Operate and automate secure MLOps/SOC workflows—embedding SAST, IaC and CVE gates, runtime drift monitoring and SOAR-driven self-healing responses.
- Investigate and remediate AI-enabled incidents by executing GPU-level forensics, preserving evidence chains and producing court-quality breach dossiers within regulatory timelines.
- Manage third-party and supply-chain risk through composite SBOMs, vendor security SLAs, live KPI dashboards and secure de-commissioning processes.
- Communicate AI-security posture to executives, boards and regulators via data-driven dashboards, red-team after-action reports and ethics impact briefs.
1. How long is the programme?
18 months total: six specialist modules (6 × 3 months, blended evenings/Lab Challenges)
2. Do I have to complete all six modules?
No. Each module awards a micro-credential. Complete all six to earn the Executive Master diploma.
3. What are the entry requirements?
At least three years’ ICT or cyber-security experience and working knowledge of Python or cloud platforms. Newcomers can take our 10-week Certified Security Professional course first.
4. Where are classes and labs held?
Live classrooms run at the Swiss Cyber Institute’s online campus. All hands-on labs execute in the Special AI Lab.
5. Is a job guaranteed after graduation?
While no programme can promise employment, graduates leave with a portfolio of board-ready artefacts, Swiss-relevant compliance skills and access to our employer network.
6. What language is the course delivered in?
English instruction, with key policy templates and glossaries provided in German and English.
7. What credential will I receive?
Graduates earn the Executive Master in AI Security (EM-AIS) diploma and six stackable micro-certificates—provided by Swiss Cyber Institute.
WHY JOIN EXECUTIVE MASTER IN AI SECURITY?
One and only online Executive Program in AI Security
Flexible. Live sessions recorded and accessible. Learn anytime, anywhere
Part-time. No interruption of professional career and family life
AI Adaptive Learning. Our content will be adapted to the level of the learner
Globally available and accessible
Peer-to-Peer Community
Personalized. Private Virtual Machine and AI Lab full of challenges
Career-pivot readiness for executive roles
PROGRAM MODULES
AI Security Governance & Risk Management
Master the policy side of AI: design data-governance controls, build risk dashboards, run ethics scenario labs and brief the board with confidence. Capstone quizzes and a case study exam verify your command of governance fundamentals, analytics and continuous-improvement loops.
Secure AI Architecture & Development
Learn to architect zero-trust, privacy-by-design ML pipelines. Produce SBOMs, threat models and validated SaaS check-outs, then defend your design before an architecture-review board. A playbook toolkit and hands-on labs ensure your solutions are audit-ready.
AI Red-Teaming & Adversarial Defence
Go on the offensive: classify MITRE-ATLAS TTPs, launch poisoning and evasion attacks, deploy guardrails and adversarial-training pipelines. Finish with a full-day red-team CTF and deliver an executive mitigation playbook.
AI Security Engineering & Operations
Embed security gates in CI/CD, automate drift-detection and SOAR rollbacks, and harden Kubernetes/Kubeflow clusters. Real-time dashboards and disaster-recovery drills prepare you to run secure AI at scale.
AI Security Forensics & Incident Response
Develop AI-specific IR playbooks, automate GPU-level forensics, lead multi-agency tabletop exercises and compile court-ready breach dossiers. A post-course assessment confirms you can manage the complete incident lifecycle.
AI Security Lifecycle & Supply-Chain Controls
Map AI supply chains with SBOMs, sanitise datasets/models, score vendor risk and orchestrate secure de-commissioning. An end-of-life workshop and case study exam certify your ability to sustain continuous governance over retired or replaced AI assets.
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