Cybersecurity Meets AI Security Skills for Next-Gen Threat Defense.

  • Why get trained: Validate the skills to secure AI systems, use AI-assisted tools for defense and automate cybersecurity tasks with recognised vendor-neutral standards.
  • Why it matters: AI is reshaping cyber threats and defense; professionals who can protect AI models, data and infrastructure, and apply AI for threat detection and response strengthen organisational security resilience.
  • Who should attend: Cybersecurity professionals and IT security practitioners with existing experience who want to specialize in AI security, risk governance and AI-assisted security operations.

Prepare for the CompTIA SecAI+ certification and build recognised AI security expertise that bridges traditional cybersecurity skills with AI-related defense and automation capabilities. HRD Corp Claimable.

Overview

CompTIA SecAI+ enables a safer digital future by empowering IT and cybersecurity talent worldwide to meet the emerging challenges and opportunities at the intersection of AI and security.

This cybersecurity credential from CompTIA is the global IT industry’s first comprehensive “expansion” certification focused on the security of artificial intelligence systems and the secure application of AI in cybersecurity operations.

This certification equips professionals with critical, vendor-neutral skills to understand, defend, and ethically deploy AI technologies within any organization.

How SecAI+ Boosts Your Cybersecurity Career

AI is changing how security teams work and how attackers operate. CompTIA SecAI+ is an expansion certification that helps you keep pace by building on the cybersecurity knowledge you already have, whether from certifications like Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, or SecurityX or from equivalent experience.

SecAI+ helps you build practical AI security and automation skills on top of your existing expertise, so you can secure AI deployments, use AI‑assisted security tools with confidence, and stay ready for the next step in your cybersecurity career.

Skills Covered

  • Apply AI concepts to strengthen your organization’s cybersecurity posture.
  • Secure AI systems using advanced controls and protections to safeguard data, models, and infrastructure.
  • Leverage AI technologies to automate workflows, accelerate incident response, and scale security operations.
  • Navigate global GRC frameworks to ensure ethical and compliant AI adoption across industries.
  • Defend against AI-driven threats like adversarial attacks, automated malware, and malicious use of generative AI.
  • Integrate AI securely into DevSecOps pipelines and enterprise security strategies.

Prerequisites

This is equivalent to 3–4 years of IT experience with approximately 2 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience.

Target Audience

  • Security analyst
  • SOC analyst
  • Penetration tester
  • Cloud engineer
  • DevSecOps engineer
  • Risk and compliance professional
  • Security+, CySA+, PenTest+ or SecurityX certified professionals

Course Curriculum

Course Outline

  • Module 1: Summarizing AI and Data Concepts for Cybersecurity
  • Module 2: Implementing Threat Modeling and Securing AI Systems
  • Module 3: Installing Access Controls for AI
  • Module 4: Distinguishing AI-Related Threats and Compensating Controls
  • Module 5: Leveraging AI in Security and Understanding Its Misuse
  • Module 6: Understanding AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance

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July 13, 2026 - July 17, 2026

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October 19, 2026 - October 23, 2026

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October 19, 2026 - October 23, 2026

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Exam & Certification

CompTIA SecAI+

CompTIA SecAI+ is a vendor-neutral expansion certification that validates your ability to secure AI systems, defend against AI‑driven threats, and use AI responsibly in cybersecurity operations. It’s designed for practitioners who already understand core cybersecurity and want to apply that expertise in AI‑augmented environments.

Training & Certification Guide

  • Exam version: V1
  • Exam series code: CY0-001
  • Launch date: February 17, 2026
  • Number of questions: Maximum of 60, multiple-choice and performance-based
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Passing score: 600 (on a scale of 100–900)
  • Languages: English
  • Recommended experience: 3–4 years in IT and 2+ years hands-on cybersecurity; Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, or equivalent recommended
  • Retirement: Estimated 3 years after launch

Frequently Asked Questions

CompTIA SecAI+ is a vendor-neutral expansion certification that validates your ability to secure AI systems, defend against AI‑driven threats, and use AI responsibly in cybersecurity operations.

It’s designed for practitioners who already understand core cybersecurity and want to apply that expertise in AI‑augmented environments.

You should consider SecAI+ if you already work in cybersecurity—such as a security analyst, SOC analyst, penetration tester, cloud engineer, DevSecOps engineer or risk and compliance professional—and you hold a core cybersecurity certification like Security+, CySA+, PenTest+ or SecurityX, or have equivalent hands-on experience.

There are no formal prerequisites, but CompTIA recommends 3–4 years ofIT experience, including at least 2 years of hands‑on cybersecurity experience, plus familiarity with AI‑enabled security tools.

Having a core certification such as Security+, CySA+, PenTest+ or SecurityX (or equivalent experience) will make SecAI+ much more approachable for you.

CompTIA has applied for ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation for SecAI+ and is mapping the certification to related DoD 8140 and NICE work roles.

You should treat these recognitions and mappings as pending until they are officially granted and published by the relevant authorities.

Yes. SecAI+ focuses on AI and security concepts, frameworks and controls that apply across vendors and platforms. You’ll learn to secure models, data and pipelines in different cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments rather than a single proprietary toolset.

Traditional cybersecurity certifications validate broad security fundamentals or specific job roles.

SecAI+ is an expansion certification with a focused scope on AI: it covers AI concepts and terminology, AI‑specific attack techniques, controls to secure AI systems and data, AI‑assisted security operations and AI governance, risk and compliance.

SecAI+ is designed to add value across multiple cybersecurity roles.

If you work in a SOC or incident response team, SecAI+ helps you use AI for detection, triage, automation and faster investigations.

If you’re in cloud security or DevSecOps, SecAI+ shows you how to secure AI workloads, protect data pipelines and APIs, and integrate AI‑related checks into CI/CD pipelines.

For AI‑focused security and governance roles, SecAI+ strengthens your ability to assess AI risks, design guardrails and apply frameworks like the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and the EU AI Act.

You renew SecAI+ by earning continuing education units (CEUs) through approved training, activities or related certifications, or by passing a qualifying higher‑level CompTIA exam, according to the current CompTIA Continuing Education program.

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