Advanced Prompt Hacking



Explore advanced prompt hacking techniques, focusing on identifying, exploiting, and mitigating vulnerabilities in large language models (LLMs). You will learn how attack methods such as jailbreaking, prompt injection, cognitive hacking, and context manipulation are used to bypass model restrictions, extract data, and manipulate AI behavior.

What You'll Learn
By completing this course, you'll be able to:
- Techniques to override AI response filters and bypass system safeguards.
- Exploiting context windows to inject, modify, or suppress instructions.
- Psychological manipulation techniques that influence LLM-generated responses.
- Methods to overload AI memory, induce looping behaviors, and force incorrect outputs.
- Best practices for securing AI applications against adversarial prompting.
Course Overview
The Advanced Prompt Hacking Course is designed for AI enthusiasts, developers, and cybersecurity professionals looking to master prompt exploitation techniques and improve AI system security. This course explores a wide array of vulnerabilities in LLMs, such as instruction suppression, context switching, and cognitive hacking.
Through hands-on assignments, quizzes, and real-world applications, you’ll gain the skills to evaluate AI weaknesses and implement effective solutions to mitigate risks. Whether you aim to advance your career, protect your AI systems, or simply deepen your understanding of LLM vulnerabilities, this course is your comprehensive guide to mastering prompt hacking.
Skills You'll Gain
- Advanced Prompt Hacking Techniques: Apply sophisticated prompt manipulation techniques for overriding AI safeguards and controlling outputs in ethical testing environments.
- Security Testing: Evaluate and assess vulnerabilities in different AI models.
Who Should Enroll?
- Cybersecurity Professionals: Learn how AI vulnerabilities can be exploited and protected.
- Developers: Strengthen AI applications by understanding and mitigating prompt hacking risks.
- Researchers: Explore real-world adversarial attacks, their implications, and the latest developments in AI vulnerability assessment.
- AI Security Experts: Gain a deep understanding of how LLMs process and respond to adversarial inputs.
Course Outline
Fundamentals of Prompt Hacking
Simple Instruction Attacks
Compound Instruction Attacks
Refusal Suppression Attacks
Distractor Instruction Attacks
Project & Quiz
Contextual Hacking
Context Switching Attacks
Separator Attacks
Context Termination Attacks
Project & Quiz
Cognitive Hacking & Few-Shot Attacks
Few-Shot Attacks
Cognitive Hacking Techniques
Virtualization Attacks
Project & Quiz
Miscellaneous Attacks
Context Overflow Attacks
Recursive Attacks
Project & Quiz
Conclusion
Key Takeaways
Certificate of Completion
Course Format
- Duration: 3 Days (self-paced) with concise video lessons for busy learners.
- Materials: Video content, interactive exercises, and quizzes.
- Access: Available with a Learn Prompting Plus subscription, granting you access to 15 courses and certificates of completion that you can share on LinkedIn or any platform to highlight your new skills.
Meet Your Instructor

Sander Schulhoff
Founder & CEO, Learn Prompting
Sander Schulhoff is the Founder of Learn Prompting and an ML Researcher at the University of Maryland. He created the first open-source Prompt Engineering guide, which reached 3 million people and taught them to use tools like ChatGPT. Sander also led a team behind Prompt Report, the most comprehensive study of prompting ever done. This 76-page survey, co-authored with researchers from the University of Maryland, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Princeton, Stanford, and other leading institutions, analyzed 1,500+ academic papers and covered 200+ prompting techniques.
Why Choose This Course?
- Comprehensive Content: Master advanced techniques including prompt injection, jailbreaking, data extraction, and defensive countermeasures through detailed curriculum.
- Hands-On Practice: Work through real security incidents, conduct vulnerability assessments, and implement defense strategies in practical lab exercises.
Earn a Certifiate of Completion
By upgrading to Learn Prompting Plus, you automatically receive a certificate of completion for every course you complete. These certificates can easily be shared on LinkedIn, Twitter, or any other social platform to showcase your new skillset.
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