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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


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    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives

    Skills you'll gain: Loans, Lending and Underwriting, FinTech, Payment Systems, Key Management, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Transaction Processing, Public Key Infrastructure, Encryption, Asset Protection, Governance

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    467 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Google サイバーセキュリティ

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Security Controls, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Hardening, Network Security, Stakeholder Communications, Vulnerability Assessments, Relational Databases, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), TCP/IP, Data Security, Cloud Security, Network Architecture, Linux, Debugging, Cyber Risk

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    240 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Kennesaw State University

    An Employee's Guide to Cybersecurity

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Policies, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Cyber Attacks, Computer Security Awareness Training, Network Security, Security Awareness, Remote Access Systems, Mobile Security, Malware Protection, Human Factors (Security), Email Security, Identity and Access Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Data Engineering, Big Data and ML on Google Cloud en Español

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Big Data, Tensorflow, Real Time Data, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Apache Spark, Unstructured Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Security, Applied Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Feature Engineering, Data Management, Data Processing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    815 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Irvine

    Introduction to Risk Management

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Risk Management, Business Continuity Planning, Asset Protection, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Risk Management Framework, Risk Mitigation, Vulnerability Assessments, Asset Management, Disaster Recovery, Security Controls

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    153 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cloud Computing Applications, Part 1: Cloud Systems and Infrastructure

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Storage, Middleware, Containerization, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Cloud Applications, Amazon S3, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Scalability

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    845 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Generative AI in HR - Impact and Application of Gen AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, HR Tech, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Talent Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Human Resource Strategy, Recruitment, Trend Analysis, Employee Training, Employee Retention, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Workforce Development, Workforce Planning

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    250 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap: Network Scanning

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Network Analysis, Operating Systems

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    77 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    SAP

    Foundations of Business Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Business Analysis, SAP Signavio, Business Systems Analysis, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Applications, Systems Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Business Requirements, ChatGPT, Requirements Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Organizational Strategy, LLM Application, Agile Methodology, Communication, Critical Thinking

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    105 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Essentials with Azure Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Virtual Machines, System Monitoring, Cloud Security, Scalability

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    100 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Networking in Google Cloud: Routing and Addressing

    Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Google Cloud Platform, Network Troubleshooting, Network Routing, TCP/IP, Virtual Networking, Cloud Deployment, General Networking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Network Security

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Create Machine Learning Models in Microsoft Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Transfer Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Data Visualization, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Data Science, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Applied Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Pandas (Python Package), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Predictive Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Tensorflow, Convolutional Neural Networks, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives: Duke University
  • Google サイバーセキュリティ: Google
  • An Employee's Guide to Cybersecurity: Kennesaw State University
  • Data Engineering, Big Data and ML on Google Cloud en Español: Google Cloud
  • Introduction to Risk Management: University of California, Irvine
  • Cloud Computing Applications, Part 1: Cloud Systems and Infrastructure: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Generative AI in HR - Impact and Application of Gen AI: Board Infinity
  • Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap: Network Scanning: Coursera
  • Foundations of Business Analysis: SAP
  • Essentials with Azure Fundamentals: Microsoft

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