Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance using AI Gap Detection

Catalog description

This course explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can support compliance and governance in cybersecurity by identifying and analyzing detection gaps. Students will use AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to investigate security gaps, translate findings into everyday language, and map them to key regulatory requirements. The course emphasizes U.S. utility sector compliance, focusing on standards like NIST 800-53 and GLBA 501. Through labs and case studies, students will learn to identify detection gaps, connect them to specific regulatory obligations, interpret control IDs and clauses, and explore best practices for governance, compliance, and operational improvement in federally regulated industries. By the end of the course, students will be able to apply AI-assisted analysis to strengthen compliance strategies and improve cybersecurity governance practices.