Description
AI is transforming cybersecurity and educators msut adapt. As AI-powered threat actors and defensive tools rapidly evolve, cybersecurity programs face a critical challenge: preparing students to remain indispensable in an AI-augmented workforce.
This hands-on workshop equips cybersecurity educators with practical AI skills and curriculum strategies to prepare students for a landscape where both attackers and defenders leverage artificial intelligence.
Drawing from the NSF-funded AI Horizon Project (NAIRR EAGER #2528858) and XP Cyber workforce development initiatives, participants will:
- Gain hands-on experience with AI-powered security tools
- Practice prompt engineering for threat analysis
- Explore agentic development environments for building security tools
- Learn frameworks to help students distinguish human-essential skills from AI-augmentable ones
- Develop strategies to modernize cybersecurity curriculum
Participants will leave with ready-to-use templates, practical tools, and a clear roadmap for integrating AI into cybersecurity education — preparing students to leverage AI defensively while understanding its offensive applications.
