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      Packt

      Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) v2

      Skills you'll gain: Email Security, Cloud Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Vulnerability Management, Risk Management Framework, Malware Protection, Threat Management, Security Management, Application Security, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Disaster Recovery, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Network Security, Risk Management

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Seguridad hídrica

      Skills you'll gain: Water Resources, Natural Resource Management, Sanitation, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environment, Energy and Utilities, Health Equity, Security Strategy, Pollution Prevention, Risk Management, Economic Development, Mitigation, Governance, Economics, Community Development, Policy Development

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      492 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Cryptographic Hash and Integrity Protection

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Integrity, Encryption, Authentications, Data Security, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Digital Communications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      90 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Infosec

      Laravel Protections

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Secure Coding, Application Security, Encryption, Data Security, Database Application, Web Applications, Authentications, Configuration Management, Session Initiation Protocols, SQL, Data Validation, Computer Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Spreadsheet Software, UI Components, Automation, Data Structures, Debugging, Data Validation

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, MongoDB, NoSQL, Server Side, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability, Cloud Applications, Application Deployment, Database Application, Middleware, Web Applications, Authorization (Computing), Databases, Web Servers, Javascript, Application Security

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Automation in the AWS Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS CloudFormation, IT Automation, Scripting, Bash (Scripting Language), Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Configuration Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Automation, Continuous Monitoring, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Management, Continuous Integration, Patch Management, Software Testing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      75 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Privacy Law and HIPAA

      Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Information Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Management, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Data Governance, Data Security, Security Controls, Incident Response, Risk Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      170 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Survey Data Collection and Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Surveys, Survey Creation, Research Methodologies, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Interviewing Skills, Data Integration, Data Ethics, Research Design, Stata, Data Quality, Statistical Modeling, Qualitative Research, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Programming, Data Cleansing, R Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Embedded Interface Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, Persona (User Experience), User Experience, Internet Of Things, Verification And Validation, Usability Testing, API Design, User Centered Design, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Human Computer Interaction, Embedded Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Prototyping, Network Protocols, Microservices, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Software Development

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      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      143 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Tableau Learning Partner

      Business Analysis Process

      Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Requirements Analysis, Business Requirements, Process Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Business Process, Business Process Modeling, Tableau Software, Data Visualization, Solution Delivery

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      132 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Generative AI Leader

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, Google Workspace, Productivity Software, Cloud Solutions, Workflow Management, Unstructured Data, Large Language Modeling, Data Ethics, Strategic Leadership, Business Strategies, Data Governance, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Modeling, Information Privacy, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      349 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) v2: Packt
    • Seguridad hídrica: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Cryptographic Hash and Integrity Protection: University of Colorado System
    • Laravel Protections: Infosec
    • Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 2: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications: IBM
    • Automation in the AWS Cloud: Amazon Web Services
    • Privacy Law and HIPAA: University of Pennsylvania
    • Survey Data Collection and Analytics: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Embedded Interface Design: University of Colorado Boulder

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