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      Kennesaw State University

      Cybersecurity: Protecting your Information at Home

      Skills you'll gain: Email Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Firewall, Threat Detection, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Security Awareness, Cloud Storage, Information Privacy, Cloud Computing, General Networking, Encryption

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidades Anáhuac

      Escudo Digital: Ciberseguridad para datos y sistemas

      Skills you'll gain: Malware Protection, Information Systems Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Data Security, Security Awareness, Network Security, Information Assurance, Threat Modeling, Security Controls, Human Factors (Security), Vulnerability Assessments

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Identifying Security Vulnerabilities

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Secure Coding, Cryptography, Exploit development, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Encryption, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Security Controls, Authentications, Security Testing, Vulnerability Management, Personally Identifiable Information

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      176 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidades Anáhuac

      Digital Shield: Cybersecurity for Data and System Protection

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Information Systems Security, Data Security, Malware Protection, Computer Security Awareness Training, Security Controls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Detection, Network Security, Security Awareness, Security Strategy, Encryption

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Information Technology and Security Principles

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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      Azure: Compute, Storage, and Database Security

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Kubernetes, Data Security, Virtual Machines, Remote Access Systems, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Storage Technologies, Identity and Access Management, Databases, Containerization, Key Management, Encryption

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Protecting Data, Logging, and Monitoring in AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Encryption, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Security, System Monitoring, Amazon S3

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Queen Mary University of London

      Cloud Computing Law: Data Protection and Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cloud Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Information Privacy, Cybersecurity, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Regulatory Requirements, Risk Management Framework

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      68 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Implementing Security in Dataplex

      Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Data Lakes, Cloud Storage, Data Security, Data Access, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Analysis

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Protecting Sensitive Data in Gen AI Model Responses

      Skills you'll gain: Data Loss Prevention, Google Gemini, Generative AI, Personally Identifiable Information, Cloud API, Jupyter, Google Cloud Platform, Data Security, Scripting Languages

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Protection of Information Assets

      Skills you'll gain: Data Loss Prevention, Security Testing, Network Security, Cryptography, Cloud Security, Security Controls, Encryption, Data Security, Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Computing, Penetration Testing, Cyber Risk, Vulnerability Scanning, Authorization (Computing), Computer Security Incident Management, Information Privacy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      SQL for Security Specialist

      Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, Data Maintenance, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, SQL, Secure Coding, Database Management, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Security Controls, Data Access, Data Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Threat Detection

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Cybersecurity: Protecting your Information at Home: Kennesaw State University
    • Escudo Digital: Ciberseguridad para datos y sistemas: Universidades Anáhuac
    • Identifying Security Vulnerabilities: University of California, Davis
    • Digital Shield: Cybersecurity for Data and System Protection: Universidades Anáhuac
    • Information Technology and Security Principles: Packt
    • Azure: Compute, Storage, and Database Security: Whizlabs
    • Protecting Data, Logging, and Monitoring in AWS: Packt
    • Cloud Computing Law: Data Protection and Cybersecurity: Queen Mary University of London
    • Implementing Security in Dataplex: Google Cloud
    • Protecting Sensitive Data in Gen AI Model Responses: Google Cloud

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