What AI security training do employees need? (Shadow AI, data leakage, prompt injection)
By Bodhih Training Solutions, Bengaluru · UpdatedThe short answer
Employees need four AI security habits: use only approved AI tools (no shadow AI), never paste confidential or regulated data into prompts, treat content an AI reads as possibly hostile (prompt injection), and verify unusual requests even when the voice or video looks real (deepfakes). Technical staff need deeper training. NIST's Generative AI Profile lists these risks.
What are the main AI security risks for employees?
Plain-language versions of risks described in NIST AI 600-1 and security guidance:
| Risk | What it looks like at work | The habit that prevents it |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow AI | Staff use personal AI accounts for work | Use approved tools; ask before trying new ones |
| Data leakage | Customer or HR data pasted into a prompt | Know the data that never goes into AI |
| Prompt injection | An email or web page instructs the AI to do something else | Review what an AI agent did before trusting it |
| AI-written phishing | Flawless, personalized phishing emails | Verify requests through a second channel |
| Deepfake voice or video | A "CEO" call asks for an urgent payment | Call back on a known number; use code words for payments |
Who needs which level of training?
- All employees: 1 to 5 hours on safe AI use and modern phishing.
- Managers: approving tools and handling incidents.
- Developers and IT: prompt injection defenses, securing AI-built apps and agents, logging and access control.
- Finance and executive assistants: deepfake and payment-fraud drills.
Which Bodhih courses and toolkits cover this?
Cyber Safe at Work ($35, about 5 hours) covers everyday security including AI-era phishing. AI Security for Professionals ($124, about 17 hours) goes deeper for security-minded staff and engineers. Trainers can deliver Secure Use of AI Tools ($39) or Deepfake Detection and Identity Verification ($29) toolkits under their own brand.
Courses that fit
Cyber Safe at Work course
Cybersecurity awareness for every employee: spot phishing on every channel, verify payment requests and report fast, with hands-on sims.
AI course · onlineAI Security for Professionals course
For IT, security, risk and engineering staff: map where AI can be attacked, layer defences, limit agents and write a control plan, practised in browser labs.
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Start with Cyber Safe at Work
About 5 hours, self-paced, $35. Add AI Security for Professionals for technical staff.
Questions people ask next
Is AI security training required by law?
There is no single US law requiring it for all employers, but sector rules and contracts often require security awareness training, and AI risks now belong in it.
What is prompt injection?
Hidden or explicit instructions in content an AI reads, such as an email or web page, that try to make the AI ignore its instructions or leak data.
How often should we repeat it?
At least yearly, and whenever you approve a new AI tool or agent.
Can we track completion?
Yes. Host it on your LMS or Bodhih LMS and report completion by team.