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Linux Security Courses

Linux security courses can help you learn system hardening, user access controls, network security protocols, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in configuring firewalls, implementing encryption techniques, and conducting security audits. Many courses introduce tools like iptables for firewall management, OpenSSL for encryption, and Wireshark for network analysis, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect systems from vulnerabilities and threats.


Popular Linux Security Courses and Certifications


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    AI CERTs

    AI in Government

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Management, Governance, Information Management, Public Administration, IBM Cloud, Gerontology, Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Public Safety and National Security, Policy Analysis, Education and Training, Safety and Security, Emerging Technologies, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Introduction to Google Workspace 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Google Workspace, User Provisioning, User Accounts, Cloud Services, Systems Administration, Identity and Access Management

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    Beginner · 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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    Packt

    AWS Data Collection and Storage

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Data Pipelines, Amazon CloudWatch, Cloud Storage, Real Time Data, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Storage, Database Management Systems, Data Management, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Encryption, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Web Development in Flask: Build Your First Website

    Skills you'll gain: Flask (Web Framework), User Accounts, Web Development, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Authentications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Database Development, Database Management

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Derivatives

    Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Financial Trading, Finance, Actuarial Science, Investments, Futures Exchange, Equities, Risk Modeling, Financial Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Probability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    AZ-800: Windows Server Hybrid Core Administration

    Skills you'll gain: Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Virtual Machines, Group Policy, Hyper-V, Windows Servers, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Cloud Infrastructure, Containerization, Server Administration, Remote Access Systems, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Microsoft Azure, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Hybrid Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows, Windows PowerShell, Data Storage Technologies, User Accounts

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud Packet Mirroring with OpenSource IDS

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Virtual Machines, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Cloud Infrastructure, General Networking, Threat Detection, Network Infrastructure, Load Balancing, System Configuration, Network Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Amazon Web Services

    Securely Connecting AWS IoT Devices to the Cloud V01.00.00

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Security, Real Time Data

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    HTTP Load Balancer with Cloud Armor

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Firewall, Performance Testing, Web Servers, Virtual Machines, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Security Controls

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Advanced Docker - Data Persistence and Orchestration

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Web Applications, Containerization, Development Environment, Devops Tools, CI/CD, YAML, Service Management, Network Planning And Design, Data Storage, Data Management, Command-Line Interface, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Automation with Ansible: Web Server Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Nginx, Web Servers, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Application Deployment, Linux Servers, CI/CD, Servers, Scalability, Service Management, Verification And Validation

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • AI in Government: AI CERTs
  • Introduction to Google Workspace 日本語版: Google Cloud
  • Protecting Data, Logging, and Monitoring in AWS: Packt
  • AWS Data Collection and Storage: Packt
  • Web Development in Flask: Build Your First Website: Coursera
  • Derivatives: Università di Napoli Federico II
  • AZ-800: Windows Server Hybrid Core Administration: Packt
  • Google Cloud Packet Mirroring with OpenSource IDS: Google Cloud
  • Securely Connecting AWS IoT Devices to the Cloud V01.00.00: Amazon Web Services
  • HTTP Load Balancer with Cloud Armor: Google Cloud

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