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    Google

    Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Google Sheets, Business Analytics, Spreadsheet Software, Analytical Skills, Tableau Software, Data Sharing, Data Collection, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, SQL

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    119K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Agile Business Processes: Systems for Operational Success

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Process Mapping, Business Process, Workflow Management, Business Transformation, Business Analysis, Business Process Management, Business Process Improvement, Stakeholder Analysis, Gap Analysis, Digital Transformation, Requirements Analysis, Technology Strategies, Continuous Improvement Process, Innovation, Agile Methodology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Macquarie University

    Excel Skills for Business

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Dashboard, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Visualization, Excel Macros, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Data Management, Business Intelligence Software, Consolidation, Data Integrity, Data Entry, Business Reporting, Productivity Software, Financial Modeling, Loans

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    63K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Creating Database Tables with SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Database Design, Database Development, SQL, Database Management, Databases, Data Integrity

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    323 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Generative AI for Penetration Testing: Red Team

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Metasploit, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Generative AI, Cyber Operations, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Practical Vim Editor Commands On Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Linux, Unix, File Management, Data Cleansing

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    164 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Disaster Recovery Planning for Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, Contingency Planning, Benchmarking, Business Risk Management, Data Loss Prevention, Risk Analysis, Standard Operating Procedure, Incident Response, Threat Management, Compliance Management, Program Development, Continuous Improvement Process

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Machine Learning: an overview

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Algorithms, Data Mining, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Regression Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    189 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005)

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Shell Script, Ubuntu, User Accounts, Linux, Linux Servers, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Performance Tuning, Bash (Scripting Language), Kubernetes, Command-Line Interface, Network Troubleshooting, Containerization, Ansible, File Systems, Application Deployment, Authentications

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    CCNA 200-301 Version 1.1

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Architecture, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols, Network Switches, Network Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Wireless Networks, Ansible, General Networking, Network Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Computer Networking, Local Area Networks, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Networking Hardware

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    ISC2

    Working in the Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Risk Mitigation, Cloud Platforms, Security Strategy, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Auditing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud Packet Mirroring with OpenSource IDS

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Virtual Machines, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Cloud Infrastructure, General Networking, Threat Detection, Network Infrastructure, Load Balancing, System Configuration, Network Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular information security courses

  • Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere: Google
  • Agile Business Processes: Systems for Operational Success: Northeastern University
  • Excel Skills for Business: Macquarie University
  • Creating Database Tables with SQL: Coursera
  • Generative AI for Penetration Testing: Red Team: LearnQuest
  • Practical Vim Editor Commands On Linux: Coursera
  • Disaster Recovery Planning for Organizations: Coursera
  • Machine Learning: an overview: Politecnico di Milano
  • CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Packt
  • CCNA 200-301 Version 1.1: Pearson

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