With ransomware attacks predicted every two seconds by 2031 and 91% of successful cyberattacks beginning with social engineering, organizations face existential threats that demand AI-powered defenses integrating both technical sophistication and human behavioral insights.

This comprehensive textbook bridges cutting-edge AI research with practical cybersecurity implementation. Readers progress from specialized applications including quantum-resistant architectures and AI-blockchain integration, through ethical governance and accountability frameworks, to advanced defense techniques and societal applications addressing threats from cyberbullying to AI-powered disinformation. The text uniquely integrates cognitive psychology with AI techniques, providing frameworks for human-AI collaborative defense that strengthen rather than replace human capabilities.

Topics and features:

• Introduces post-quantum cryptography and quantum-resistant AI security frameworks for the coming cryptographic transition

• Includes complete instructor resources with slides, exercises, and assessments

• Covers Model Context Protocol (MCP) security and LLM security for emerging AI agent architectures

• Presents neurosymbolic AI approaches combining neural networks with symbolic reasoning for enhanced threat detection

• Addresses global governance strategies with regulatory compliance guidance for GDPR, AI Act, and CCPA

• Features psychological resilience-building and behavioral analytics

This essential volume provides comprehensive coverage suitable for graduate students in computer science, cybersecurity, AI, or software engineering programs. Security professionals, software architects, academic instructors, and technology leaders responsible for AI governance will find the frameworks and implementations invaluable for advancing practice in this critical field.

Muthu Ramachandran is Research Consultant at Forti5 Technologies Ltd, UK, and Visiting Professor Extraordinarius at University of South Africa.

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Professor Muthu Ramachandran is currently a Cybersecurity, AI, and Blockchain Research Consultant at Forti5 Technologies, UK, and a Professor Extraordinarius at University of South Africa (UNISA). Muthu is a certified IASME CE, ICA, IoT Cyber & IoT Assurance professional with extensive experience spanning academia, industry research, and standards development.

Previously, Muthu served as Associate Professor at Leeds Beckett University for 18 years and held visiting professorships at Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad and University of Southampton. His industrial experience includes nearly eight years at Philips Research Labs, Volantis Systems Ltd, and DRDO Hyderabad, working on real-time systems, software architecture, reuse, and testing.

Muthu has established several influential Software Engineering Frameworks including Software Security Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, AI Ethics and Quality, IoT SE, Cloud SE, and Blockchain in Healthcare. He serves on editorial boards for Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) and International Journal of Organizational and Collective Intelligence (IJOCI) and has been recognized as a Top Blockchain Voice by LinkedIn.

As a Fellow of BCS, Senior Fellow of Advance HE, and Senior Member of IEEE and ACM, Muthu has authored numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers. He has chaired and delivered keynote speeches at major conferences including SE-CLOUD, SECE, IoTBDS, and DSC. His research contributions span systems and software engineering, SPI for SMEs, emergency management systems, software components and architectures, software security engineering, and cloud computing.