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      Infosec

      CISSP Domain 8: Software development security

      Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Risk Management Framework, Secure Coding, Software Testing, DevSecOps, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Applications, Vulnerability Scanning, Software Development Methodologies, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Application, Software Architecture, Agile Methodology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Digital Forensics for Pentesters - Hands-On Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Network Analysis, Cyber Security Assessment, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Open Source Technology, Malware Protection, Linux, Microsoft Windows

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      NumPy and Pandas Basics for Future Data Scientists

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Numerical Analysis, Critical Thinking

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Linux Troubleshooting Course with Real Life Examples

      Skills you'll gain: Hardening, Performance Tuning, Unix Commands, Unix, Ubuntu, Operating System Administration, Unix Shell, Debugging, Service Management, User Accounts, OS Process Management, Data Storage, Scripting

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Fundamentals of NestJS

      Skills you'll gain: Middleware, Node.JS, Development Environment, Application Development, JavaScript Frameworks, TypeScript, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Application Programming Interface (API), Server Side, Javascript, Android Development, Dependency Analysis

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Wireshark for Packet Capture: Analyze web traffic

      Skills you'll gain: Network Protocols, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Threat Detection, Network Analysis, TCP/IP, Web Servers, Network Security

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Codio

      Go for Python Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Services, Debugging, Python Programming, Restful API, Server Side, Performance Tuning, Version Control, Software Engineering

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Customer Satisfaction Survey in Qualtrics

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Employee Surveys, User Feedback, Customer experience improvement, Market Research, Branding, Advertising, Public Relations

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Test Tools, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Development Tools, Application Security, Web Servers, Network Protocols, Web Applications, Proxy Servers, Automation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Simplilearn

      Advanced Prompt Engineering Course

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering Tools, LangChain, Generative AI, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI, Data Synthesis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Introduction to Time Series

      Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, R (Software), Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Forecasting, Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Data Presentation, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Intermediate Ethical Hacking Techniques

      Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, Firewall, Network Security, Wireless Networks, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation, Virtual Machines, SQL

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic coding courses

    • CISSP Domain 8: Software development security: Infosec
    • Digital Forensics for Pentesters - Hands-On Learning: Packt
    • NumPy and Pandas Basics for Future Data Scientists: University of Michigan
    • Linux Troubleshooting Course with Real Life Examples: Packt
    • Fundamentals of NestJS: Board Infinity
    • Wireshark for Packet Capture: Analyze web traffic: Coursera Project Network
    • Go for Python Developers: Codio
    • Create a Customer Satisfaction Survey in Qualtrics: Coursera Project Network
    • Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced: Packt
    • Advanced Prompt Engineering Course: Simplilearn

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