Certified AI Red Team Engineer (CARTE)
CARTE is a comprehensive AI security certification that teaches you to exploit, test and secure artificial intelligence systems — from prompt injection and jailbreaking to RAG exploitation, agent red teaming and adversarial ML. Applied Technology Academy is the exclusive US instructor-led training partner and reseller for Stealth Cyber: take CARTE live instructor-led with ATA, or as the self-paced asynchronous course.
Delivery & certification
No prior AI security experience required. Every module includes hands-on labs where you exploit intentionally vulnerable AI systems — solved through conversation, no pentesting tools or infrastructure attacks. Certification is earned through a 7-day practical exam: hack 15 real vulnerable AI systems and capture 30 flags, 80% to pass.
Course Outline
- Module 1: Foundations of AI Security
- Understanding AI systems, threat landscape, MITRE ATLAS, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.
- Module 2: AI System Internals
- Transformers, embeddings, RAG systems, agents, and how they work under the hood.
- Module 3: Guardrails and Safety Mechanisms
- Input filters, system prompts, RLHF, Constitutional AI, output filters, and bypassing defenses.
- Module 4: Prompt Injection
- Basic to advanced injection techniques, system prompt extraction, and defense bypassing.
- Module 5: Jailbreaking
- Role-playing attacks, DAN techniques, multi-step jailbreaks, and adversarial prompts.
- Module 6: Data Poisoning
- Backdoor attacks, training data contamination, and manipulating AI behavior.
- Module 7: RAG Exploitation
- Document injection, retrieval manipulation, and vector database attacks.
- Module 8: Agent Red Teaming
- Tool injection, action hijacking, and compromising autonomous AI agents.
- Module 9: Model Inversion
- Extracting training data, membership inference, and model stealing techniques.
- Module 10: Adversarial ML
- Adversarial examples, evasion attacks, and fooling neural networks.
- Module 11: API Security
- Rate limiting bypass, token manipulation, and exploiting AI API endpoints.
- Module 12: Real CVEs
- Exploit actual CVEs in production AI systems. Hands-on with real vulnerabilities.
- Module 13: Professional Red Teaming
- Methodology, ethics, and running complete red team assessments.
- Module 14: Ethics and Responsible Disclosure
- Legal considerations, ethical frameworks, responsible disclosure practices, and professional conduct.
- Module 15: Documentation & Evidence
- Documenting findings, capturing evidence, and organising results from AI security assessments.
- Module 16: Pitching AI Red Team Engagements
- Sales strategies, proposal writing, pricing models, and winning AI security consulting contracts.
- Module 17: Exam Preparation
- Comprehensive review, exam strategy, time management, and final preparation for the practical exam.
- Module 18: Final Practical Exam
- 7-day hands-on assessment. Hack 15 real vulnerable AI systems and capture 30 flags. 80% pass mark required.
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Sample training request letter
Subject: Request for AI & AI Security training from Applied Technology Academy
[Decision Maker Name],
I'm writing to request time and budget approval to complete Applied Technology Academy's course, Certified AI Red Team Engineer (CARTE). The information below outlines how this training benefits our organization, the tasks I'll be able to perform after completing it, and relevant cost and funding details.
Course Description
CARTE is a comprehensive AI security certification that teaches you to exploit, test and secure artificial intelligence systems — from prompt injection and jailbreaking to RAG exploitation, agent red teaming and adversarial ML. Applied Technology Academy is the exclusive US instructor-led training partner and reseller for Stealth Cyber: take CARTE live instructor-led with ATA, or as the self-paced asynchronous course. Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners; the course is hands-on with virtual labs and a learn-by-doing methodology.
Course Objectives
Once I've completed the course, I'll have hands-on, job-ready skills in ai & ai security that I can apply immediately to our work.
Expected Organizational Benefits
After completing this course, I will be better equipped to apply these skills directly to our projects, reduce our reliance on outside expertise, strengthen our team's capabilities, and share what I learn with colleagues.
Expected Cost & Funding
Course fee: [request an itemized quote at the link below]. Applied Technology Academy supports multiple funding paths that may reduce or cover this cost: GSA MAS purchasing and government purchase orders, military credentialing funding (Army CA, AF COOL, CG COOL), VA GI Bill and VR&E, ATA Flexible Spending, and student financing. Private team cohorts are available if colleagues should attend with me.
Conclusion
This training provides practical, hands-on experience I can apply immediately to strengthen our work in ai & ai security. Additional course information is available at https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/stealth-cyber-training/certified-ai-red-team-engineer-carte/.
Thank you for your consideration,
[Your Name]
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