{"id":13201,"date":"2025-06-13T12:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/?post_type=course&p=13201"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:54:57","slug":"jhu-online-course-advanced-cybersecurity-techniques","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/course\/jhu-online-course-advanced-cybersecurity-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Cybersecurity Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Advanced Cybersecurity Techniques<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Start anytime. Work at your own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n

Learn network security and penetration testing skills using industry tools like Nmap, Metasploit, and Burp Suite.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Instructor: Jason Crossland<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Curriculum designed and delivered by Johns Hopkins faculty<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>LIVE monthly seminars and office hours<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Engaging learning including video walkthroughs and hands-on activities<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Satisfaction guaranteed<\/a>. Explore the course with no risk.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Where knowledge meets execution.<\/strong>

Advanced Cybersecurity Topics, a senior cybersecurity APL engineer at the Applied Physics Laboratory, is the final course in the Introduction to Ethical Hacking certificate program\u2014an immersive, hands-on experience where advanced skills meet real-world execution. Guided by cybersecurity experts from Johns Hopkins University and the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), you\u2019ll gain insider access to the tools, techniques, and mindset of professional ethical hackers.  

This course follows an industry-standard hacking methodology and builds critical skills across the entire hacking lifecycle<\/strong>\u2014from reconnaissance to exploitation and post-access activities.

This course focuses on methods to attack\/exploit data at rest, on a host or device, and their associated countermeasures.<\/strong>  From rootkits, operating system security, buffer overflow, and race conditions to post-exploitation (escalate and pivoting), you\u2019ll move way beyond theory\u2014studying the same techniques used by penetration testers and ethical hackers in the field. With a step-by-step, attack-driven curriculum, you\u2019ll study and analyze case studies and real-world events that will equip you with offensive cyber tactics and techniques, as well as approaches to implement best practices. Work through real scenarios using industry-standard principles, guided by instructors with decades of experience in national security and threat analysis. <\/strong>

The course culminates in a professional-grade penetration test report\u2014your capstone deliverable and a standout portfolio piece for certification boards or employers. <\/strong>Whether you’re preparing for OSCP or CEH, transitioning into red teaming, or strengthening your consulting skill set, this course delivers high-impact, career-ready training to help you lead offensive security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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