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AI Red Teaming & Defense Course in Pune

Information Security & AI Red Teamer & LLM Security Specialist Development Bootcamp: Master vulnerability assessment & incident response with live company project internship.

Next Intake: October 1, 2026 (5 Seats Left)
12 Weeks
₹34,999 (Value-Driven Pricing)
Shivane, Pune & Online
220+ Candidates Mentored
Pune Salary Outlook: ₹6.5 – ₹15.8 LPA
Lab Overview: Everyone is selling AI magic. We teach the code that makes AI possible. If you want a classroom with a certificate, the traditional institutes are waiting for you. If you want to ship production code, you come here. Reserve a seat in the lab. We bypass mass-classroom lecture batches to focus on 1-to-1 code execution.
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Course Overview

We do not offer generic courses. We assign you a dedicated seat in the lab under a senior developer who reviews your commits daily. Fix your logic, ship your code, refactor your system. Say goodbye to 30-student classroom factories and standard pre-recorded video loops. We prioritize proof of skill via active GitHub contribution graphs and deployed staging environments. At CACTS, you construct and deploy actual vulnerability analysis, network socket tracing, and firewall defense systems from day one, completing your technical milestones by committing code to live company repositories. Every course includes hands-on coding labs, live project internships on active staging servers, and 1-to-1 career career readiness coaching.

Why train with CACTS vs the typical market?

Typical Market Courses

  • 30-50 student batches
  • Passive recorded lecture video playback
  • Hardcoded, outdated mock sandbox templates
  • No direct code feedback from developers

CACTS 1-to-1 Training

  • Strictly individual 1-to-1 virtual attention
  • Fully active dynamic pacing based on your grasp
  • Real company git repositories and developer commits
  • Screen-sharing, live code writing, and peer PR reviews

Key Skills You Will Acquire

Offensive AI Security AI Application Security Adversarial AI Probing PyRIT & NVIDIA Garak Cryptography Linux Security OWASP Top 10

Curriculum Outline

This curriculum is fully customized for you. We adapt the pace based on your learning speed. Our trainers work 1-to-1, detailing every line of code.

Module 1: GenAI Security Foundations & LLM Architecture

3 Weeks
  • LLM API interfaces, system prompt structures, and token limits
  • Linux commands, administration, and system configurations
  • Direct and indirect prompt injection attack vectors

Module 2: Adversarial AI Probing & Vulnerability Audits

3 Weeks
  • Automated LLM vulnerability scanning with Microsoft PyRIT & NVIDIA Garak
  • Exploiting security gaps in sandbox labs using NVIDIA Garak
  • System privilege escalation and maintaining access vectors

Module 3: OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models

3 Weeks
  • SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and CSRF attacks
  • Testing AI agent tool calls, function execution, and permission escalation
  • LLM input validation and NeMo Guardrail middleware configuration concepts

Module 4: GenAI Moderation & LLM Guardrail Engineering

3 Weeks
  • Encryption standards, hashing, and digital certificates
  • Setting up LLM prompt monitoring and guardrail rules rules
  • Conducting vulnerability reviews on company staging systems

Live Project Internship Integration

Unlike institutes that assign mock projects or simple copy-paste tasks, CACTS bridges the learning gap by placing you on real company software development environments. You will coordinate with active developers, write production code, submit code reviews, and deploy test cases.

  • Hands-on Git access and branch merge policies.
  • Real-world debugging under senior developer code review loops.
  • Staging pipeline deployments.
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Hands-On Implementation Preview

Here is a concrete preview of the production-level code assets and system schemas you will design, write, and deploy during our 1-to-1 live project sessions.

Python Custom Network Port Scanner for SecAuditing

import socket

def audit_ports(target_host, ports):
    print(f"Auditing security perimeter for: {target_host}")
    for port in ports:
        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        s.settimeout(1.0)
        result = s.connect_ex((target_host, port))
        if result == 0:
            print(f"WARNING: Port {port} is OPEN / Vulnerable!")
        s.close()

Threat Modeling and Zero-Trust Network Boundaries

[External Web Traffic]
         |
         v
 [WAF / Firewall] (Port Audit Filtering)
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         v
[Application Gateway] (JWT Access Tokens Verify)
         |
    +----+----+ (Internal Virtual Network)
    |         |
    v         v
[Server]   [Database]
(Port 80)  (Port 3306 - Firewalled / Restricted access)

Meet Your Mentor: Hambirrao P

Lead Technology Trainer

Hambirrao P is a senior enterprise technology specialist with 12+ years of hands-on coding experience in enterprise software design, including Spring Boot architecture, Python CLI automation, React layouts, and AWS cloud migrations. He has individually mentored 800+ developers in Pune since 2012.

Course FAQs

When does the next 1-to-1 training intake start?

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Intakes start twice monthly on the 1st and 15th. The next upcoming 1-to-1 intake starts on October 1, 2026 (with secondary intake on October 15, 2026).

Is the AI Red Teaming training conducted in batches or 1-to-1 sessions?

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All training at CACTS is strictly 1-to-1. There are no classroom groups or rigid batch schedules. Mentors work directly with you via private live virtual sessions.

How do students gain live company project experience during the internship?

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Students compile live production code, merge branches on active Git repositories, participate in developer code reviews, and deploy builds on staging servers.

Where is CACTS Pune physically located for consultations?

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Our physical office is located at First Floor, Shinde Arcade, NDA Rd, Deshmukh Nagar, Shivane, Pune, Maharashtra 411023. Consultations are available by appointment.

Student Success Stories

Real feedback from students who completed our 1-to-1 virtual AI Red Teaming Training training.

5.0 / 5.0 Rating (Based on 3 Verified Student Reviews)

"The AI Red Teaming lab at CACTS is outstanding. The 1-to-1 virtual session format allowed me to execute direct and indirect prompt injection attacks, bypass LLM guardrails like NeMo, and test OWASP Top 10 for LLM vulnerabilities on active staging applications."

Akash P.

AI Security Analyst, Kharadi, Pune
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"Learned offensive AI security, prompt injection payloads, and RAG data exfiltration defense in a practical 1-to-1 environment. My mentor demonstrated how to hijack multi-agent workflows and build custom moderation guardrails line-by-line."

Tanvi S.

LLM Security Researcher, Baner, Pune
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"I needed hands-on experience auditing GenAI applications and AI agents. We used Microsoft PyRIT and NVIDIA Garak to automate vulnerability scans and build defense middleware. The trainer's practical AI security experience was evident throughout."

Gaurav H.

Application Security Audit Specialist, Kothrud, Pune
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