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Security Certification Courses

Security certification courses can help you learn risk assessment, incident response, network security principles, and compliance standards. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and implementing security policies effectively. Many courses introduce tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, showing how these tools are applied in real-world security scenarios to protect sensitive information and systems.

Popular Security Certification Courses and Certifications


  • C

    Coursera

    Analyze Network Traffic with TCPDump: Build a Logging Tool

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, TCP/IP, Scripting, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Network Monitoring, Network Analysis, Network Security, Network Protocols

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado System

    Software Design Threats and Mitigations

    Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Design, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Management, Security Engineering, Secure Coding, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Threat Management, Software Visualization, Exploitation techniques, Cryptography, Blockchain, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    94 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    S

    Siemens

    Introduction to Solid Edge

    Skills you'll gain: Computer-Aided Design, Drafting and Engineering Design, Design Software, Data Import/Export, Engineering Drawings, Assembly Drawing, Mechanical Drawings, Technical Drawing, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    79 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Fundamentos de UX y de los requisitos de software

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Human Computer Interaction, Software Development Life Cycle, Functional Requirement, Unified Modeling Language, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Software Development Methodologies, Requirements Analysis, Prototyping, User Experience, User Interface (UI) Design, User Requirements Documents, System Requirements, Interaction Design, Functional Specification, Requirements Elicitation, Human Factors, Software Development, Process Driven Development

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    171 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Network Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, Network Security, Network Protocols, Network Architecture, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Network Troubleshooting, Network Administration, Computer Networking, TCP/IP, Network Planning And Design, Cybersecurity, Routing Protocols, Firewall, Network Routing, Network Analysis, IT Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Automation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    22 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    G

    Google Cloud

    Google Workspace Troubleshooting

    Skills you'll gain: Google Workspace, Gmail, Technical Support and Services, Control Panels, Technical Support, Email Security, Issue Tracking, Technical Communication, Systems Administration, Data Access, Cloud Storage, Security Controls, File Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    V

    Vanderbilt University

    Building HTTP APIs with Spring

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, API Testing, Spring Framework, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Data Persistence, Web Applications, Application Frameworks, Development Testing, Software Testing, Web Services, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Security, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Network Protocols

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    29 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    Infosec

    OWASP Top 10 - Welcome and Risks 1-5

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Cryptography, System Configuration, Encryption, Software Design

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    75 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Scrimba

    Deploy AI Apps with Cloudflare

    Skills you'll gain: AI Integrations, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Application Deployment, API Gateway, OpenAI API, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Security, Application Programming Interface (API), LLM Application, Cloud Technologies, OpenAI, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    29 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    D

    Digital Marketing Institute

    Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Content Performance Analysis, Campaign Management, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Online Advertising, Social Media, Digital Advertising, Social Media Content, Marketing, B2B Sales, Social Media Management, Professional Networking, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Business Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Video Production

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    102 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    B

    Board Infinity

    Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering Tools, Prompt Patterns, Responsible AI, Generative Model Architectures, Google Gemini, AI literacy, LLM Application, Model Evaluation, Debugging

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    79 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Security Awareness, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cybersecurity, Information Systems Security, Responsible AI, digital literacy, Information Privacy, Social Impact, AI Personalization, Media and Communications, Data Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Analyze Network Traffic with TCPDump: Build a Logging Tool: Coursera
  • Software Design Threats and Mitigations: University of Colorado System
  • Introduction to Solid Edge: Siemens
  • Fundamentos de UX y de los requisitos de software: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Network Fundamentals: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Google Workspace Troubleshooting: Google Cloud
  • Building HTTP APIs with Spring: Vanderbilt University
  • OWASP Top 10 - Welcome and Risks 1-5: Infosec
  • Deploy AI Apps with Cloudflare: Scrimba
  • Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube Marketing: Digital Marketing Institute

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