Module 4 of 4 · 60 min

Adversarial Security Capstone: Audit, Attack & Fortify

Audit an enterprise AI agent, execute multi-vector adversarial attacks, implement multi-layered defenses, and verify zero exploit pass rate.

Core concept

By the end

You will be able to

  • Perform a full black-box and white-box security audit of an AI agent.
  • Demonstrate successful exploitation across prompt injection and insecure output channels.
  • Fortify the architecture and prove 100% defense validation across regression suites.
01

Security Capstone Audit Standard

In this capstone, you will audit a vulnerable enterprise agent, uncover injection and data exfiltration flaws, build multi-layered defense guardrails, and generate an executive penetration testing report.

Practice activity

Deliver Fortified Agent Security Package

  1. Audit vulnerable agent codebase.
  2. Execute 20 attack vectors and document proof-of-concept exploits.
  3. Implement defense guardrails and verify zero successful exploit rate.

What to produce

  • Security audit report, exploit PoCs, fortification patch diff, and verification logs.

Reflect before continuing

How do you balance aggressive security filtering with user experience and false-positive rejections?

Evidence

Sources and verification

Knowledge check

Make it stick.

Pass at 80%

Choose the strongest answer for each question. Your attempts become part of your account transcript.

01What architectural design principle prevents a successfully injected prompt from executing destructive backend actions?