{"id":13855,"date":"2025-06-16T21:32:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T01:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/?post_type=course&#038;p=13855"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:22:52","slug":"jhu-online-course-cybersecurity-fundamentals","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/course\/jhu-online-course-cybersecurity-fundamentals\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity: Ethical Hacking Fundamentals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"gb-element-2172257a\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-01a1e0ed ctn-course-header\">\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-73a7478f\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-b5112b76\"><h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f3771fef gb-headline-text\">Cybersecurity: Ethical Hacking Fundamentals<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-3afb3b41\">Start anytime. Work at your own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-2afe6602 gb-headline-text\">Think like an attacker to defend like a professional. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-bb841baf\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-8779fc51\"><div class=\"with_frm_style\">\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/online.lifelonglearning.jhu.edu\/self-paced-online-cybersecurity-fundamentals\/registration?utm_source=jhu&#038;utm_medium=website&#038;utm_campaign=cyber-pp-jhu\"\n    class=\"btn btn-gold frm_button gl-font-button\">Enroll Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-28d9fa88\">\n<div class=\"with_frm_style gl-font-button\">\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/online.lifelonglearning.jhu.edu\/iframe-jhu-micro-cyber-form\"\n    class=\"frm_button btn btn-navy gl-font-button\"\n    data-jhu-modal-url=\"https:\/\/online.lifelonglearning.jhu.edu\/iframe-jhu-micro-cyber-form\"\n    data-jhu-modal-title=\"Download Brochure\"\n    aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n    role=\"button\"\n  >Download Brochure\n  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class=\"gb-container gb-container-3a8a3579\">\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-c9f03d9f\">\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ca7b1e66 meet-instructor\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\">Curriculum designed and delivered by <a href=\"#meet\">Johns Hopkins faculty<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-98ad0fb8\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path 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APL engineer at the Applied Physics Laboratory<\/strong>, provides a unique, inside-out view of defending real-world systems through ethical hacking and defensive cybersecurity training online.<br><br>This is the first course in Johns Hopkins Engineering\u2019s three-part Introduction to Ethical Hacking certificate program. <strong>Designed for learners at all levels, this course delivers a practical, immersive introduction to ethical hacking.<\/strong> You will explore how real-world adversaries think and operate\u2014and how ethical hackers use the same tools and techniques to defend against them.<br><br>This Cybersecurity: Ethical Hacking Fundamentals course follows <strong>an industry-standard hacking methodology and builds critical skills across the entire hacking lifecycle<\/strong>\u2014from reconnaissance to exploitation and post-access activities.&nbsp;<br><br>You\u2019ll also study <strong>real-world case studies<\/strong> and learn the motives, behaviors, and ethical 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