Entry Point
No Experience Required
“You don't need a degree. You need curiosity and the discipline to build it. Everyone starts here.”
Tools & Stack
Core Skills
- Networking — TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, subnetting
- OS fundamentals — Windows & Linux
- Security concepts — CIA triad, common threats
- Scripting basics — Python or Bash
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AI Red Team Operator
Adversarial Prompting & Model Exploitation
“In 2026, we don't just 'chat' with the AI. We probe its architecture, intercept its traffic, and automate its failure.”
Tools & Stack
Core Skills
- Direct Prompt Injection — DAN, Persona-play
- Indirect Injection — webpages, uploaded PDFs
- System Prompt Extraction — leakage techniques
- Filter Evasion — Base64, Rot13, multi-lingual
- Agentic Loop Hijacking — Tool Use exploitation
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AI Security Researcher
Deep Exploitation & Adversarial ML
“You're not running known exploits. You're discovering techniques the field hasn't documented yet.”
Tools & Stack
Core Skills
- RAG Hijacking & Vector DB Poisoning
- Model Extraction — internal weights/logic
- Adversarial Perturbations — FGSM, PGD attacks
- Training Data Poisoning — backdoors, triggers
- Supply Chain Security — auditing model hubs
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Principal AI Security Architect
Enterprise Defense, Governance & Leadership
“You've been the attacker. Now you build the systems that make the next attacker's job impossible.”
Tools & Stack
Core Skills
- Defense-in-Depth Architecture — multi-layered pipelines
- AI Governance & Compliance — EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF
- Adversarial Tabletop Exercises — simulation leadership
- Executive Risk Communication — metrics & translation
- AI Red Team Management — automated portfolio testing
Certifications
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Next Actions
Start your journey into AI security research today.
Break Your First Model
Build a Portfolio
- Write injection technique writeups with examples
- Publish Garak vulnerability scans on GitHub
- Contribute to the OWASP LLM Top 10 project
AI is the next frontier of cybersecurity. The machines are learning — are you?