Foundations

Prompt Injection Defense

Master the most prevalent attack vector against LLM applications. Learn direct and indirect injection techniques, build multi-layered defenses, and test your systems.

Estimated Time 20 hours

Introduction

Master the most prevalent attack vector against LLM applications. Learn direct and indirect injection techniques, build multi-layered defenses, and test your systems.

4 Lessons
20h Est. Time
4 Objectives
1 Assessment

By completing this module you will be able to:

Identify direct and indirect prompt injection attacks
Implement input validation and sanitization
Build output filtering and safety layers
Test systems for injection vulnerabilities

Lessons

Work through each lesson in order. Each one builds on the concepts from the previous lesson.

1

Direct Prompt Injection

55 min

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2

Indirect Prompt Injection

55 min

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3

Building Defense Layers

50 min

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4

Testing for Injection Vulnerabilities

50 min

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Recommended Reading

Supplement your learning with these selected chapters from the course library.

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Developer's Playbook for LLM Security

Chapters 5-8

Module Assessment

Prompt Injection Defense

Question 1 of 3

What is the difference between direct and indirect prompt injection?