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Information Security Courses

Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.

Popular Information Security Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Foundations of Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Management, Metasploit, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Modeling, Security Testing, Active Directory, Threat Detection, Exploitation techniques, Network Security, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, Virtual Networking, Authentications, Linux, Web Applications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Gen AI for Data Privacy & Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Security, Data Management, Data Loss Prevention, Security Awareness

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Akamai Technologies, Inc.

    Operating Systems Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, File Systems, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, Operating Systems, User Accounts, OS Process Management, User Provisioning, File Management, Unix Shell, Shell Script, System Software, System Configuration, Authorization (Computing), Command-Line Interface, Open Source Technology, grep, Systems Administration

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    162 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Data Engineering on AWS - Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Serverless Computing, CI/CD, Data Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Devops Tools, AWS CloudFormation, Security Controls, Cloud Applications, Amazon CloudWatch, Terraform, Authentications

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    291 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    John Wiley & Sons

    Facebook For Dummies

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, digital literacy, Fundraising, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Strategy, Shared Media, Safety and Security, Communication, Security Awareness, Personally Identifiable Information, Event Management, Group Policy, Relationship Building, Content Scheduling, Web Presence, Information Privacy

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap: Network Scanning

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

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    82 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Ethical Hacking, Pentesting & Bug Bounty Hunting v2

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Security Testing, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Server Side, Test Tools, Cyber Security Strategy, SQL, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Databases, Query Languages, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Ethical Standards And Conduct, Amazon S3

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    14K reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Stanford University

    Introduction to Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Probability, Exploratory Data Analysis, Analysis, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Visualization, Data Collection, Probability Distribution, Correlation Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    4.3K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Set Up Multiple Network Interfaces

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtualization, Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, Network Architecture, Firewall, Infrastructure Security, Network Planning And Design, Network Engineering, System Configuration, Security Controls, Network Routing, Digital Forensics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator

    Skills you'll gain: Azure Active Directory, Data Loss Prevention, Endpoint Security, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Active Directory, Endpoint Detection and Response, Authentications, Multi-Factor Authentication, Data Security, User Provisioning, Security Controls, Threat Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Governance, Threat Detection, User Accounts

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Genomic Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Unix Commands, grep, Biostatistics, R (Software), Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Unix Shell, Unix, Data Science, Data Management, Statistical Methods, Information Management, Command-Line Interface, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Structures, Big Data, Molecular Biology, R Programming, Python Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    6.8K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Foundations of Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Packt
  • Gen AI for Data Privacy & Protection: Edureka
  • Operating Systems Fundamentals: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • Data Engineering on AWS - Foundations: Amazon Web Services
  • Facebook For Dummies: John Wiley & Sons
  • Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap: Network Scanning: Coursera
  • Ethical Hacking, Pentesting & Bug Bounty Hunting v2: Packt
  • Getting Started with Microsoft Excel: Coursera
  • Introduction to Statistics: Stanford University
  • Set Up Multiple Network Interfaces: Google Cloud

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