Foundations of AI Security: A Practical Guide for Cybersecurity Professionals and Students

AI-Assisted Pentesting - A Practical Guide to Modern AI Offensive SecurityA practical, modern guide to using Artificial Intelligence as a powerful accelerator for penetration testing and offensive security.This book blends clear, structured teaching with hands-on, tool-driven practice. The first half builds your foundation in AI security concepts, attack models, and prompt-driven manipulation. The second half shifts into real tools, real workflows, and real AI-assisted pentesting techniques you can apply immediately.What You Will Learn- The AI Threat Chain - a modern adaptation of the Cyber Kill Chain for AI-driven attacks.- Key AI security frameworks: OWASP Top 10 for AI, OWASP AI Exchange, MITRE ATLAS, and NIST AI RMF.- The psychology behind prompt injection and how attackers exploit AI behavior.- Hands-on prompt injection techniques for real testing scenarios.- How BOLA impacts AI systems and model-adjacent APIs.- How to use tools like Garak, PyRit, and Promptfoo for AI security testing.- How to integrate AI into pentesting with Gemini-CLI, Hexstrike-AI, and Kali-MCP-Server.- How to build your own AI-assisted pentesting tools using Python and MCP servers.- Real examples from the author's own AI security projects.Why This Book Stands OutThis is a practical, example-driven guide built for students, pentesters, red teamers, and security engineers. You'll learn real techniques, real tools, and real workflows you can apply immediately, without hype or filler.Foundations of AI Security gives you the knowledge and hands-on experience to work faster, think smarter, and use AI as a powerful ally in offensive security.Upgrade your toolkit and step into the future of pentesting.