Cybersecurity Integration Roadmap for AI/BI Projects
Phase 1: Cybersecurity & Networking Fundamentals (Week 12)
What to Learn:
- Cybersecurity basics: CIA Triad, threat landscape, malware types
- Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, ports, firewalls, packet sniffing
Tech Stack:
- Languages: Python, Bash
- Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Netcat
Project Use:
- Understand how scam calls/phishing attempts interact over networks
- Helps secure APIs and backend endpoints
Resources:
- TryHackMe: Pre-Security Path
- Network Fundamentals - Cisco Intro
Phase 2: Secure Web Development & API Security (Week 35)
What to Learn:
- OWASP Top 10: XSS, CSRF, SQLi, Broken Auth
- API security: OAuth2, JWT, HTTPS, rate limiting
- Input validation, CORS, Content Security Policy
Tech Stack:
- Frontend: React, HTML, TailwindCSS
- Backend: Python (Flask/Django), [Link]/Express
- API Security: Postman, [Link], Swagger, OWASP ZAP
Project Use:
- Secure login APIs and user inputs
Cybersecurity Integration Roadmap for AI/BI Projects
Resources:
- PortSwigger Web Security Academy
- OWASP ZAP Tutorial
- Auth with JWT in [Link]
Phase 3: Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance (Week 67)
What to Learn:
- AES/RSA encryption, Secure file storage & SSL/TLS
- GDPR, PCI-DSS basics
Tech Stack:
- Python Libraries: cryptography, ssl
- DB Security: PostgreSQL, MongoDB
- Storage: Encrypted S3/GCP
Project Use:
- Encrypt data like emails, call logs, and transactions
Resources:
- Crypto Basics in Python
- GDPR Crash Course
Phase 4: Logging, Monitoring & Threat Detection (Week 89)
What to Learn:
- Secure logging, anomaly detection, SIEM basics
Tech Stack:
- Logging: Python logging, Winston ([Link])
- Monitoring: ELK stack, Grafana, Prometheus
Cybersecurity Integration Roadmap for AI/BI Projects
Project Use:
- Log dashboards, alerts for fraud and phishing
Resources:
- Log Analysis for Security (Splunk)
- Logging in Python (RealPython)
Phase 5: AI Security & Adversarial Threats (Week 1012)
What to Learn:
- Adversarial ML: evasion, poisoning, model theft
- Secure model deployment
Tech Stack:
- ML: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn
- Security: IBM ART, CleverHans
- Deployment: FastAPI, API tokens
Project Use:
- Harden phishing, deepfake, fraud ML models
Resources:
- MIT Adversarial ML Intro
- IBM ART Documentation
Final Infusion Plan (Project-wise Cybersecurity Contributions)
AIPRISM: Phishing detection, input validation, logging
Financial Inclusion: Encrypt transactions, enforce RBAC
Deepfake Detector: Validate media, prevent adversarial inputs
Scam Call Detector: Secure transcripts, detect spoofed calls
Cybersecurity Integration Roadmap for AI/BI Projects
Credit Card Fraud: Secure pipelines, anonymize data
Online Payment Fraud: Secure APIs, log anomalies
BI Analysis: Data masking, secure access
Learning Platforms
- TryHackMe: Cybersec labs & certs
- PortSwigger: Web security
- Cybrary: General Cybersecurity
- Open Security Training: Deep-dive content
- FastAPI + Docker: Secure ML API deployment
Suggested Programming Languages and Platforms
ML + AI + Security: Python
Web Backend: Flask/Django, [Link], Spring Boot
Frontend: [Link] or Angular
Pentesting: Bash, Python
Infra: Docker, YAML, Linux