A Generative Security Application Engineering Curriculum

Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are transforming security by automating many tasks being performed manually. With such automation changing the practice of security as we know it, it is imperative that we prepare future students for the technology landscape they will ultimately face. Towards this end, we describe an initial curriculum and course that attempts to show students how to apply generative AI in order to solve problems in security. By refocusing security education and training on aspects uniquely suited for humans and showing students how to leverage automation for the rest, we believe we can better align security education practices with generative AI as it evolves.