{"id":19954,"date":"2025-09-22T16:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/?post_type=course&#038;p=19954"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:25:51","slug":"certificate-program-intrusion-detection","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/course\/certificate-program-intrusion-detection\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate Program in Intrusion Detection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\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\">\n<h1 class=\"gb-text gb-text-eb158f27\">Certificate Program in Intrusion Detection<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-3afb3b41\">Start anytime. Learn at your own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-2afe6602 gb-headline-text\">Reveal insights, drive decisions, advance your career.<\/p>\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"gb-element-bb841baf\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-8779fc51\"><div class=\"with_frm_style\"><a data-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#frm-modal-0\" data-bs-target=\"#frm-modal-0\" href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-gold frm_button\">Start Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-28d9fa88\"><div class=\"with_frm_style\"><a data-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#frm-modal-1\" data-bs-target=\"#frm-modal-1\" href=\"#\" class=\"frm_button btn btn-navy\">Request&nbsp;Info<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-902dd913\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7d409886\"><figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-0fd14a54\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" 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This ranking includes our master&#8217;s programs in computer science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, information systems engineering, and data science. <br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Guided by leading cybersecurity experts from the <strong>Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory<\/strong>, one of the nation\u2019s premier centers for cyber operations, you\u2019ll gain real-world insight into the tactics, tools, and techniques used by today\u2019s network defenders.&nbsp;<br><br>Across three expertly crafted courses\u2014<strong>designed and taught by senior APL engineer Jason Crossland and fellow Johns Hopkins faculty<\/strong>\u2014you\u2019ll benchmark leading HIDS and NIDS solutions, weave them into a defense-in-depth architecture, and validate their performance with ROC curves, confusion matrices, and graph analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You\u2019ll also learn methods to drastically reduce false positives while surfacing zero-day attacks. Every assignment mirrors real SOC challenges, so the artifacts you build roll straight into production playbooks.&nbsp;<br><br>Your capstone drops you into Cyber Shield, a Fortune 500 firm reeling from nine documented breaches. As the incident-response analyst, you audit failed sensors, redesign the enterprise IDPS, and present a phased, board-ready mitigation plan that demonstrates measurable risk reduction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text gb-text-4c82886f\">Earning Your Johns Hopkins University Certificate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-8a92f8bb\">After completing the course content, you will apply your knowledge to a <strong>real-world capstone project to earn your Certificate of Achievement<\/strong>\u2014demonstrating to peers and employers that you can lead in detecting, responding to, and mitigating enterprise-scale cyber threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-00daa09d\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-8775b1c9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" class=\"gb-media-6f64b6f9\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lifelong-Learning-Sample-Certificate-540x417-1-300x232.png\" title=\"Lifelong-Learning-Sample-Certificate-540x417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lifelong-Learning-Sample-Certificate-540x417-1-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lifelong-Learning-Sample-Certificate-540x417-1.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-409943b3\">The capstone requires analyzing nine recent attack reports, identifying detection gaps, recommending host- and network-level IDS\/IPS solutions (with ML enhancements), and integrating them into a defense-in-depth architecture aligned to NIST CSF functions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>The image is for illustrative purposes only. Actual certificate design subject to change,<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The final deliverable is a high-stakes briefing to network engineering and C-suite stakeholders, including ROC visualizations, active-vs-passive response rationale, and a phased mitigation roadmap. The project will be reviewed by Jason, who will provide feedback, which can be discussed further during live office hours<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-425b2f84\">\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-2620bc21\"><strong>The Certificate combines Jason&#8217;s 3 sequential intrusion detection courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-query-a9c4e797\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><strong>into one bundle, saving you $300 off the cost of buying separately<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"guarantee\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-text gb-text-7b94ba07\">No Risk: Satisfaction Guaranteed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\">Feel confident in your learning journey! If the certificate content is too advanced, not advanced <em>enough<\/em>, or simply doesn\u2019t meet your expectations, we\u2019ve got you covered with our money-back guarantee. <strong>Just contact our team within 7 days from purchase to receive a full refund\u2014no questions asked.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"meet\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-6fd20c21\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-f6e8d27a\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-text gb-text-6d2573e8\">Meet Your Instructor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-3dad39e4\">Jason Crossland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-05becbb4\"><em>Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-a8e5c9d4\">\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JasonCrossland.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23511\" style=\"width:179px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JasonCrossland.jpg 614w, https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JasonCrossland-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ExecEd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JasonCrossland-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-8ad24d4b\">\n<p><strong>Jason Crossland<\/strong> is a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory with over 23 years of military and civilian experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, and systems engineering. He specializes in mission-focused cyber defense, incident response, and security program management for classified and unclassified systems.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason has taught for 11 years with the Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals program. His teaching approach focuses on making complex concepts accessible and practical, helping students apply theory directly to real-world professional challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-text gb-text-656c578a\"><strong>Jason is Here to Help!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\">Questions about course content? Looking for insight? <strong>Stop by monthly Zoom office hours<\/strong> to talk with Jason and fellow students about what you&#8217;re learning in the course and applications. <\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-text gb-text-ae67def5\">Prerequisites <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\">The Certificate is designed for cybersecurity professionals and experienced students. A baseline understanding of cybersecurity concepts is useful, but there are <strong>no formal prerequisites<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"gb-element-25940295\" id=\"projects\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-text gb-text-67894b60\">Projects You&#8217;ll Build (With Expert Guidance)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"gb-element-7545aac0\">\n<li class=\"gb-text gb-text-ea805fd2\"><strong>Insider-Threat Case Study<\/strong><br>Using supplied host-event traces, you will pinpoint tell-tale artifacts (unexpected process launches, checksum changes) that flag an internal adversary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gb-text gb-text-0f5a76d3\"><strong><strong>Host Integrity Attack Analysis<\/strong><\/strong><br>Experience a guided exercise on BIOS\/TPM and side-channel exploits shows how hardware-level compromise evades poorly placed IDS controls and what integrity checks prevent it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gb-text gb-text-0d927267\"><strong>Traffic Shaping and Policing<\/strong><br>Study the concepts and operational cases for when to apply traffic shaping &amp; policing approaches to your host and network-based IDS and IPS.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gb-text gb-text-141c7e17\"><strong>Machine Learning I<br><\/strong>Study methods of integrating ML into IDPSs to gain high detection accuracy while minimizing false positives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"gb-text gb-text-f1103e77\"><strong>Machine Learning II<\/strong><br>Compare and contrast two highly used ML applications that perform deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI) principles. 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