
Module 4 Lesson 5: Data Provenance & Integrity
Know your sources. Learn how to implement data lineage and integrity checks to ensure that your training data hasn't been tampered with or replaced.

Know your sources. Learn how to implement data lineage and integrity checks to ensure that your training data hasn't been tampered with or replaced.

Your model is your IP. Learn how attackers use 'Query-Answer' pairs to clone your proprietary models for a fraction of the original training cost.

Is your data in there? Learn how attackers can determine if a specific record (like a medical file) was used to train a model, violating user privacy.

How LLMs recite their training data. Explore the 'Memorization vs. Learning' trade-off and how to prevent your model from leaking secrets.

Reverse-engineering the training set. Learn how attackers work backwards from a model's outputs to reconstruct the sensitive images or text used in training.

Is your model legally protected? Explore the legal and technical landscape of AI IP, from copyright issues to the dangers of using 'License-Violating' data.

Why models misidentify pandas as gibbons. Explore the phenomenon of adversarial examples and how imperceptible noise can fool neural networks.

Slip past the guards. Learn about evasion attacks where AI models are bypassed in real-time to allow malicious files or actors through security filters.

How to craft the perfect attack. Understand the difference between having the model's 'Code' (White-Box) and only having its 'Answers' (Black-Box).

Why we can't just 'Patch' AI. Explore the fundamental reasons why deep neural networks are inherently fragile and vulnerable to adversarial noise.

How to fight back. Explore the most effective ways to defend against adversarial attacks, from adversarial training to input transformation and certified robustness.

The #1 AI security threat. Learn the foundations of prompt injection—how attackers hijack an LLM's logic by blending instructions with data.

Know your vectors. Learn the difference between a user attacking their own session (Direct) and an attacker poisoning external data (Indirect).

Your secret instructions, revealed. Learn how attackers trick LLMs into reciting their internal guidelines, codenames, and proprietary logic.

Breaking the rules. Explore the history and mechanics of AI jailbreaks, from 'DAN' and 'Do Anything Now' to sophisticated persona adoption and adversarial suffixes.

The chain is only as strong as its weakest prompt. Learn how vulnerabilities propagate through multi-step AI workflows (chains) and how to break the cycle.

The 'Implicit Trust' trap. Learn why AI-generated content must be treated as untrusted user input and the dangers of bypassing conventional security checks.

How AI becomes an XSS vector. Learn how attackers use prompt injection to trick LLM-powered websites into rendering malicious scripts for other users.

When AI gets a shell. Learn how attackers use tool-calling AIs to perform Server-Side Request Forgery and Remote Code Execution inside your infrastructure.

The digital car wash. Learn the technical techniques for cleaning AI output before it touches your users, your database, or your infrastructure.

The ultimate firewall. Learn how to implement 'Human-in-the-Loop' (HITL) patterns to prevent AI from executing critical actions without explicit human approval.

From Chatbot to Agent. Learn how giving AI 'Tools' and 'Plugins' exponentially increases your attack surface and creates new vectors for system compromise.

How to trick a deputy. Learn the mechanics of tool injection, where attackers manipulate the arguments and payloads of AI-called functions.

From Guest to Root. Learn how attackers use 'Confused Deputy' agents to gain administrative access to systems they should never be able to reach.

When robots disagree. Learn how advanced multi-agent systems are vulnerable to 'peer manipulation' and recursive exploitation loops.

The App Store of AI. Learn the risks of integrating third-party plugins and how to prevent malicious extensions from stealing user data or hijacking sessions.