TryHackMe AI Security Level 1
Hands-on AI security certification from TryHackMe that has you work both sides: breaking AI systems through prompt injection, jailbreaks, and RAG data poisoning, then hardening them, plus inspecting model artefacts and AI supply chains for tampering. The exam is 13 scenarios inside a 48-hour window. TryHackMe positions it as a way into AI security and states it aligns with the OWASP LLM Top 10, CompTIA SecAI+, and MITRE ATLAS.
What you'll prove
- Break past AI guardrails with prompt injection and jailbreaks, then build the countermeasures
- Inspect model artefacts and AI supply chains for tampering and backdoors
- Run and then defend against RAG data poisoning, and threat model AI systems end to end
Frequently asked
Do I need AI or machine learning experience for TryHackMe AI1?
No. The included AI Security learning path starts from AI basics, and TryHackMe's stated bar is a basic security background: networking, operating systems, and core security concepts.
How much does the AI1 exam cost?
$399, covering the exam, one free retake, 3 months of TryHackMe Premium, and the AI Security learning path (5 modules and 25 rooms, which TryHackMe sizes at roughly 40 to 60 hours for someone with existing security knowledge).
TryHackMe AI1 vs CompTIA SecAI+: which should I take?
AI1 is fully hands-on: you execute attacks and build defences in live scenarios, and it is pitched at entry level with no experience requirement. SecAI+ is a proctored multiple-choice and performance-based exam that CompTIA recommends after 3 to 4 years in IT and 2 or more years of hands-on cybersecurity. TryHackMe states AI1 aligns with the CompTIA SecAI+ framework, alongside the OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS.