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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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    EC-Council

    Ethical Hacking Essentials: Hands-On Edition

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessments, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Mobile Security, Threat Detection, Application Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Vulnerability Scanning, Encryption, Information Assurance, Hardening, Exploitation techniques, Wireless Networks, Internet Of Things

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    CCNA Expert – Network Automation, Cloud, and Emerging Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Wireless Networks, Cloud Computing, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Event Monitoring, Network Performance Management, Software-Defined Networking, Ansible, Network Architecture, Virtualization, Network Protocols, Encryption, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Restful API

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Data Protection and Privacy

    Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Data Governance, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Data Ethics, Cyber Governance, Security Controls, Cyber Risk, Data Access, Encryption, Risk Management Framework

    4.7
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    68 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Encryption, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Application Security, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Secure Coding, Data Security, Web Development, Email Security, PHP (Scripting Language), Algorithms, User Provisioning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    100 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    92 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Scaling with Google Cloud Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Solutions, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Operational Excellence, Cloud Infrastructure, Cost Management, Site Reliability Engineering, Operational Efficiency, Scalability, Corporate Sustainability, System Monitoring, Customer Support

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    787 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Foundations of Secure IoT Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, IT Security Architecture, Threat Detection, Internet Of Things, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Infrastructure Security, Security Controls, Data Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Risk Management Framework, Cryptography, Encryption, Cloud Computing

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Back-End Developer

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, C# (Programming Language), Load Balancing, Continuous Integration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Scalability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Authentications, ASP.NET, Debugging, SQL, Application Deployment, Microsoft Copilot, .NET Framework, Relational Databases, Database Management, Graph Theory, Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Data Structures

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    240 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Software Quality Assurance, Software Engineering, Application Security, Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Development Testing, Threat Modeling, Maintainability, Code Review, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Software Technical Review, Software Documentation, Version Control

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Cloud Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Virtualization, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Public Cloud, Network Protocols, TCP/IP, Amazon Web Services, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), General Networking, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Software As A Service, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Servers, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Computing

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Cryptography

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

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    CertNexus

    CertNexus Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Responsible AI, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Collection, Deep Learning, Workflow Management, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Statistical Analysis, Business Ethics, Compliance Management, Test Planning, Learning Strategies, Goal Setting, Registration

    4.6
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    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Ethical Hacking Essentials: Hands-On Edition: EC-Council
  • CCNA Expert – Network Automation, Cloud, and Emerging Technologies: Packt
  • Introduction to Data Protection and Privacy: Coursera
  • Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API: University of Colorado System
  • Cryptographic Hash and Integrity Protection: University of Colorado System
  • Scaling with Google Cloud Operations: Google Cloud
  • Foundations of Secure IoT Architecture: LearnQuest
  • Microsoft Back-End Developer: Microsoft
  • Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software: University of Minnesota
  • Cloud Fundamentals: LearnKartS

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