ICA Specialist Certificate in AI Threats and Risk Mitigation

AI is reshaping the threat landscape faster than most organisations can respond. Deepfake fraud, adversarial attacks, model manipulation and AI‑driven financial crime are becoming more advanced — and harder to detect.

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Course details

This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to: 

Stay ahead of fast-moving AI threats - Gain a clear, up-to-date understanding of how adversarial AI is evolving and what it means for financial crime, fraud, and cyber security — so you're never caught off guard by emerging risks. 

Identify vulnerabilities before attackers do - Learn how weaknesses in data, models, and deployment environments create exploitable gaps and understand what it takes to close them before they become costly. 
 
Understand AI governance - Describe the key components of governance and security frameworks and their relevance to organisational risk management. 

Navigate the regulatory landscape with confidence - Cut through the complexity of the global AI regulatory environment with real-world case studies that bring emerging compliance obligations to life. 
 
Drive collaboration to improve organisational resilience - Understand who the key stakeholders are in your AI defence strategy and how to bring them together. 

Qualification designation: Spec.Cert(AI Threats) 

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Course fees

If you are not an existing ICA Member, a fee for 12 months’ membership will be added to your basket on checkout. Currency is dependent on location and subject to local taxes:

Course fee

ICA Membership fee

GBP – 765

GBP – 185

EUR – 860

EUR – 204

USD – 1,030

USD – 241
Group booking discounts

Discounts are also available for group bookings.

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What will I learn?

  • The Evolution of Adversarial AI and Threats.
  • Types of AI threats: Explore security threats targeting AI systems and the use of malicious AI models in attacks.
  • AI governance and security frameworks: Develop strategies for model risk management, bias detection, secure development lifecycles and AI incident response.
  • Navigating the uncertain regulatory environment - Prepare governance structures for evolving regulations, supported by case studies on regulatory impact.
  • Defensive AI techniques including Adversarial Training, Anomaly Detection and Red Teaming: Address risks across data, deployment and vendor contexts.
  • Establish stakeholder cooperation: Build effective teams and communication channels to support AI threat defence.

Course format

  • Study in your own time and at your own pace.
  • Course can be completed in as little as four weeks, but you will have access for up to two months.
  • Assessed by a one hour online multiple-choice exam that you can take at any point during your studies.
  • Your results are available immediately
  • Downloadable certificate to demonstrate your achievement.

Is this course right for me?

This ICA Specialist Certificate is designed for compliance and risk professionals who want to better understand the threats, risks and regulatory challenges associated with AI.

It is particularly relevant for professionals working in:

  • Financial Crime Prevention
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
  • Cybersecurity
  • Risk and Compliance
  • Governance and Regulatory Functions

No technical AI background is required.

Become an ICA member

When you enrol onto this course you will join an international community of over 30,000 members. Benefits include: 

  • Access to the uniquely personalised ICA Learning Hub. 
  • Weekly webinars covering the latest industry Developments.
  • Discounts on ICA events and further ICA courses. 

The fee for ICA membership will be added separately to your basket when you enrol online for this course. 

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