This course provides a practical introduction to combining artificial intelligence with cybersecurity and pentesting in a clear, hands-on way. You will start by building your own controlled lab environment using virtualization and Linux systems. This setup allows you to safely explore, test, and better understand common security vulnerabilities without affecting real-world systems or risking unintended consequences.
From there, you will work with fundamental pentesting techniques such as Local File Inclusion (LFI), SQL Injection, and Command Injection. The focus is not only on performing these techniques, but also on understanding how and why they work in realistic scenarios. A key part of this course is the integration of AI into these workflows. You will explore how AI can support analysis, assist in decision-making, and enhance experimentation in different cybersecurity situations.
At the same time, this course highlights the limitations of AI. You will learn why a purely AI-driven approach is often unreliable in practice, and how combining traditional scripting with AI can lead to more stable, understandable, and practical results.
