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      Coursera Project Network

      A Second Brain with Obsidian

      Skills you'll gain: Journals, Organizational Skills, Document Management, Information Architecture, Content Management, Network Analysis, System Configuration

      3.3
      Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002)

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Security Testing, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Threat Detection, Application Security, Technical Communication, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Scripting, Technical Writing, Test Case

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      BIM Fundamentals: Smarter Building Design & Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Revit, Building Information Modeling, Engineering Documentation, Architectural Drawing, Collaborative Software, Project Coordination, Computer-Aided Design, Digital Transformation, Architectural Design, Construction Management, Collaboration, 3D Modeling, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Visualization

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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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

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      M2M & IoT Interface Design & Protocols for Embedded Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, API Design, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Programming Interface (API), Network Protocols, Microservices, Cloud Services, Embedded Systems, Serverless Computing, Cloud Technologies, Cybersecurity, Software Development, Public Cloud, Node.JS

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      123 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Peking University

      人群与网络

      Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Graph Theory, Network Analysis, Computational Thinking, Social Sciences, Market Dynamics, Web Analytics and SEO, Information Technology, Sociology, Economics, Behavioral Economics, Probability & Statistics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      114 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google Cloud

      Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation - 日本語版

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Network Infrastructure, Virtual Machines, Cloud Storage, Network Architecture, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Command-Line Interface, Firewall

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      218 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Rice University

      Anatomy & Physiology: Fluids, Transport, and Defense

      Skills you'll gain: Cardiology, Anatomy, Patient Evaluation, Pathology, Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Infectious Diseases

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Microsoft

      Secure & Scalable Cloud Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Kubernetes, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Windows PowerShell, Cloud Security, Application Deployment, Load Balancing, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Command-Line Interface, Network Security, Scalability

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Data Modeling and Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Ethics, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Database Design, Power BI, Star Schema, Information Privacy, Data Security, Data Integrity, Snowflake Schema, Relational Databases, Data Quality, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Cleansing

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Getting Started with Linux Terminal

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, File Management, System Configuration, Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, DevOps

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      151 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of London

      Introduction to Applied Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Vulnerability Assessments, Key Management, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Authentications, Mobile Security, Data Integrity

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      73 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • A Second Brain with Obsidian: Coursera Project Network
    • CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Packt
    • BIM Fundamentals: Smarter Building Design & Planning: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Network Function Virtualization: Georgia Institute of Technology
    • M2M & IoT Interface Design & Protocols for Embedded Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
    • 人群与网络 : Peking University
    • Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation - 日本語版: Google Cloud
    • Anatomy & Physiology: Fluids, Transport, and Defense: Rice University
    • Secure & Scalable Cloud Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure: Microsoft
    • Data Modeling and Architecture: Microsoft

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