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Software Security Courses

Software security courses can help you learn secure coding practices, vulnerability assessment, threat modeling, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in risk analysis, penetration testing, and implementing security protocols across various software environments. Many courses introduce tools like static and dynamic analysis software, intrusion detection systems, and security frameworks, showing how these tools enhance your ability to protect applications from potential threats.

Popular Software Security Courses and Certifications


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    University of Pennsylvania

    Privacy Law and Data Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Medical Privacy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Regulatory Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Compliance Management, Data Security, Health Information Management, Data Loss Prevention, Data Management, Incident Response, Governance, Risk Management

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    Coursera

    Explore OAS Self-Service Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Literacy, Dashboard Creation, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Data Synthesis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data Transformation, Stakeholder Communications, Data Quality, Data Sharing, Data Import/Export

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Generative AI for Business Leaders & Executives

    Skills you'll gain: AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, Culture Transformation, Organizational Change, Generative AI, Technology Roadmaps, Business Leadership, Business Transformation, Governance, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Operational Efficiency, Decision Intelligence, Change Management, Business Process Automation, Risking, Market Opportunities, Innovation, Organizational Structure, Risk Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Build a mobile app with Google Sheets on Glide and no coding

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Mobile Development, Google Sheets, Application Development, Mobile Development Tools, Google Workspace, Application Design, Application Deployment, Development Testing, Spreadsheet Software, Data Structures, User Interface (UI), User Accounts, Persona (User Experience), Authentications, User Feedback, Web Development, Marketing

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    EDUCBA

    Business Model for Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategies, Market Analysis, Operations, Persona Development, Value Propositions, Target Market, Customer Analysis, Marketing Channel, Business Development, Business Strategies, Business, Case Studies, Design Strategies, Design, Decision Making, Web Design and Development, Test Case, Learning Strategies, Test Script Development

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    Project Management Foundations, Initiation, and Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Planning, Earned Value Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Documentation, Meeting Facilitation, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Scoping, Initiative and Leadership, Team Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Program Standards, Agile Project Management, Quality Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Periodismo digital y combate a las fake news

    Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Research, Investigation, Media and Communications, digital literacy, Writing, Interviewing Skills, Data Security, Report Writing, Community Outreach, Public Affairs, Cybersecurity, Storytelling, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Fraud detection, Diversity Awareness, Editing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Introduction to Enterprise Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, Mainframe Technologies, z/OS, Virtualization, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines, Hardware Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Computing Platforms, Computer Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Hardware, Cryptography, Transaction Processing, System Configuration, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Memory Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    JetBrains

    Build a Local AI Assistant with LLMs

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, LLM Application, Embeddings, OpenAI API, AI Integrations, Large Language Modeling, API Design, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Python Programming, Machine Learning Methods, Docker (Software), Integrated Development Environments, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Science

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Spreadsheet Automation Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Dashboard, Spreadsheet Software, Dashboard Creation, Microsoft Excel, Business Reporting, Workflow Management, Business Workflow Analysis, Management Reporting, Business Process Automation, Productivity, Automation, IT Automation, Business Solutions, Operations, Business Operations, Business, Operations Management, Operations Support Systems, File Systems

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Collaboration & Sharing

    Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Peer Review, Microsoft Visio, User Feedback, Project Schedules, Milestones (Project Management), Collaborative Software, Editing, Microsoft PowerPoint, Diagram Design, Data Visualization, Constructive Feedback, Presentations, Project Documentation, Document Management, Verification And Validation

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    API Testing a real web application via Postman

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Postman API Platform, OAuth, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Security Testing, Software Testing, Test Tools, Authentications, Scenario Testing

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Privacy Law and Data Protection: University of Pennsylvania
  • Explore OAS Self-Service Analytics: Coursera
  • Generative AI for Business Leaders & Executives: Packt
  • Build a mobile app with Google Sheets on Glide and no coding: Coursera
  • Business Model for Entrepreneurs: EDUCBA
  • Project Management Foundations, Initiation, and Planning: SkillUp
  • Periodismo digital y combate a las fake news: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Introduction to Enterprise Computing: IBM
  • Build a Local AI Assistant with LLMs: JetBrains
  • Spreadsheet Automation Projects: EDUCBA

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