Securing AI powered transformation - managing risk & supercharging productivity

Generative AI is eating the world. You need to master it while protecting your data, defending against attacks, and staying compliant.

This course is no longer available.

Hosted by

Walter Haydock
Founder/CEO @ StackAware, AI security and data governance expert

Course overview

After this course you will

Be equipped to enable your organization to embrace the power of generative AI while managing risks along the way. Whether you're dealing with privacy issues, improper data use, or teams building their own generative AI capabilities, we're going to cover how to integrate generative AI into your risk management, governance, and threat models.

Who is this course for

01
CISOs and GRC teams looking to empower and enable their organizations to innovate safely and securely.

02
Software development teams exploring ways to build and integrate AI-powered tools and bring their organizations into the future.

03
Professional services & consulting teams who are looking to advise their clients on the risks and opportunities of generative AI.

What you’ll get out of this course

• Enumerate and assess the risks and opportunities
• Describe the benefits and risks of generative AI in a way that is unique to your organization's industry, goals, and people. Build on this risk assessment to enable your organization.
• Understand regulatory implications
• Understand the regulatory and compliance implications of generative AI and how to incorporate it into third-party risk management programs.
• Develop an actionable data governance plan
• Incorporate generative AI into your organization's policy and governance structure.
• Proactively communicate and engage
• Communicate effectively with executives, auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders about your threat model, risks, policies, and more.

What people are saying

Great insights and concrete advice for not only securing AI deployments but also balancing potential risks against the rewards of enhanced productivity and business value. The small group and interactive nature of the class means that everyone can contribute and learn from each other on a practical level. Highly recommended.

Mark Gill
Information Security Manager, Toyota Finance Australia

As a security practitioner grappling with the security challenges presented by widespread use of AI systems, I really needed this course. I had high hopes, and Walter and Rob delivered. Seamlessly moving from threat modeling to executive communication strategies, they are full-stack security experts. Don’t wait; sign up now.

Paola Garcia Cardenas
Platform Cybersecurity Engineer, Bixal

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already radically changing how organizations operate. The blazing pace of AI tool adoption, however, has the potential to put data confidentiality, integrity, and availability at risk. This course from industry leaders Robert Wood and Walter Haydock is essential to preemptively tackle these challenges.

Ross Haleliuk
Head of Product Management @ LimaCharlie, cybersecurity investor, and author of Venture in Security

This course from security leaders Robert Wood and Walter Haydock is timely and desperately needed to help the cybersecurity industry stay ahead of this disruption brought about by generative AI and fulfill its long-desired goal of being a secure business enabler and collaborative partner.

Chris Hughes
CISO and Co-Founder @ Aquia, author of Software Transparency: Supply Chain Security in an Era of a Software-Driven Society

From the day that I met him years ago, I could tell that Walter was a thoughtful cybersecurity practitioner. Since then, he has become an impressive thought leader on cybersecurity for AI. His course is bound to be valuable for anybody looking to deploy AI tools securely and effectively.

Rob Black, CISSP
Founder and CEO @ Fractional CISO

With the explosion of AI tool capability and usage, a hard look at the security, regulatory compliance, and privacy implications is desperately needed. Walter Haydock and Rob Wood are clear thought leaders in the space and this is a must-attend series for CISOs and GRC teams looking to build out their AI governance programs.

Allison Averill
Vice President, Security and Infrastructure, Unusual Ventures

Course syllabus

3 live sessions • 25 lessons

Week 1

Balancing risk and reward when using AI tools

Wed 10/18 10:00 AM—12:00 PM (EDT)

Establishing data governance to protect and enable AI

Wed 10/18 1:00 PM—3:00 PM (EDT)

Protecting AI data flows

Wed 10/18 3:15 PM—5:15 PM (EDT)

Balancing risk and reward when using AI tools

• The economic potential AI offers

• Data protection and privacy risks associated with AI

• Case studies of data leakage via AI tools

• Implications for compliance frameworks (NIST cybersecurity, AI RMF, GDPR, etc.)

• 📄 Session 1 Slides (Canva)

• 📄 Session 1 slides (PDF)

• 📄 5-day email primer course

• 📄 NIST AI RMF/CSF/Privacy Framework Mapping

• 📄 Scenario walkthrough survey

• 📄 FTC Demand Letter to OpenAI

• 📄 Dealing with AI as a creator

• 📄 How to stop ChatGPT from indexing you

• 📄 Session 1 Recording

Establishing data governance to protect and enable AI

• Develop and implement an organizational policy

• Implement a standard operating procedure (SOP)

• Integrate third-party risk management

• Mitigate common AI-related security and privacy risks

• Deal with realistic scenarios regarding AI use

• 📄 Session 2 Slides (Canva)

• 📄 Session 2 slides (PDF)

• 📄 Generative AI Security Policy Template

• 📄 AI Risk Management standard operating procedure (SOP)

• 📄 Threat Model Diagram

• 📄 Threat and Safeguard Matrix

• 📄 Session 2 Recording

• 📄 Auto-GPT Demo

• 📄 PRIDE cyber risk decision framework

• 📄 RAPID®: Bain's tool to clarify decision accountability

Safeguarding AI data flows and responding to incidents

Data is one of our core assets, no matter the organization. To leverage AI tools to their maximum benefit, you need to leverage data, safely. In this module we will look at:

• Responding to AI-related incidents

• Managing security risk from locally-deployed models

• Methods for training employees and awareness

• 📄 Session 3 Slides (Canva)

• 📄 Session 3 slides (PDF)

• 📄 StackAware Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cybersecurity Archive

• 📄 StackAware Security Center

• 📄 Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Policies

• 📄 Session 3 recording

Meet your instructor

Walter Haydock

Walter Haydock

CEO, StackAware

Walter Haydock is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of StackAware, which helps organizations manage cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy risks while harnessing AI for business growth. He was previously a Director of Product Management at Privacera - a data governance startup backed by Accel and Insight Partners - as well as PTC - where he secured the company’s industrial IoT product lines. Before entering the private sector, he served as a professional staff member for the Homeland Security Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, as an analyst at the National Counterterrorism Center, and as a reconnaissance and intelligence officer in the Marine Corps.

• Full day workshop
  10:00am - 5:30pm ET
  10:00am-12pm: Session 1
  12-1pm: Lunch
  1-3pm: Session 2
  3-3:15pm: Break
  3:15-5:15pm: Session 3
  5:15-5:30: Graduation

• Final project

By end of 2023

Create a real risk management deliverable, like a:

• Policy
  • Threat model
  • SOP revision

Get 60 minutes of instructor review/consulting.

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if I can’t make a live session?

We'll be recording each session so that you can view it offline.

I work full-time, what is the expected time commitment?

This is a one-day seminar which will run from 10am to 5:30pm ET.

What’s the refund policy?

If you get yourself signed up and then realize you can no longer participate in the course. Please let us know at least five days before the first session begins so that someone else can take your spot, and we'll shoot you a full refund. If you let us know with less time than that, there will be a 50% forfeit because of the limited space.