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    Learn software security principles for protecting applications. Understand how to identify vulnerabilities, implement security measures, and perform security testing.

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      Packt

      Foundations of NIST Cybersecurity Frameworks

      Skills you'll gain: NIST 800-53, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Security Management, Continuous Monitoring, Security Controls, System Monitoring, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Risk, Cyber Security Policies, Enterprise Security, Threat Detection, Auditing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Security Awareness, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Privacy, AI Personalization, Media and Communications, Machine Learning, Computer Security Incident Management, Personally Identifiable Information, Artificial Intelligence, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Algorithms, Data Collection

      Build toward a degree

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Amazon Web Services

      Capstone: Following the AWS Well Architected Framework

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Security, Operational Excellence, Reliability, Solution Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing, Corporate Sustainability, Performance Tuning, Operational Efficiency, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Cost Reduction, Security Strategy, Operational Analysis, System Requirements, Site Reliability Engineering, Cost Management, Disaster Recovery

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Network Function Virtualization

      Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Computer Networking, Cloud Computing, Network Performance Management, Linux, Network Security, Performance Tuning, Scalability

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      C# for .NET Developers

      Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), ASP.NET, .NET Framework, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Frameworks, Computer Programming, Web Applications, Programming Principles, Debugging, Data Structures

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      283 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Infosec

      Technical Deep Dive with Incident Response Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Operations, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Threat Detection, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Data Security, Network Analysis, Malware Protection, Vulnerability Assessments

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      87 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Google Cloud Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Lakes, Data Storytelling, Data Governance, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Cloud Infrastructure, Generative AI, Data Cleansing, Data Management, Cloud Storage, Data Transformation, Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Database Management, Data Ethics, Data Analysis

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      198 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Digital Transformation, Real Time Data, Google Cloud Platform, Data Management, Data Warehousing, Big Data, Looker (Software), Cloud Storage, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Processing, Dataflow, Database Systems, Data Migration

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      911 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Power BI & Power Virtual Agents

      Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Dashboard, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Business Intelligence, Performance Analysis, Data Security, Microsoft Teams, Data Analysis Software, Customer Engagement

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change

      Skills you'll gain: Injury Prevention, Public Safety and National Security, Social Justice, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Public Health, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Health Policy, Safety and Security, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Community Health, Risk Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      310 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Google Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, Quality Management, Project Closure, Project Planning, Scope Management, Team Management, Project Scoping, Agile Project Management, Budget Management, Project Risk Management, Milestones (Project Management), Team Leadership, Communication Planning, Agile Software Development, Resource Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Documentation, Prioritization, Change Management, Project Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      362 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      The Path to Insights: Data Models and Pipelines

      Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Database Design, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Business Intelligence, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Performance Tuning, Data Mart, Data Management, Process Optimization, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Performance Testing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      666 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Foundations of NIST Cybersecurity Frameworks: Packt
    • Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Capstone: Following the AWS Well Architected Framework: Amazon Web Services
    • Network Function Virtualization: Georgia Institute of Technology
    • C# for .NET Developers: Board Infinity
    • Technical Deep Dive with Incident Response Tools: Infosec
    • Google Cloud Data Analytics: Google Cloud
    • Exploring Data Transformation with Google Cloud: Google Cloud
    • Power BI & Power Virtual Agents: Microsoft
    • Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change: Johns Hopkins University

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