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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Command-Line Interface, Virtual Machines, Linux, Technical Documentation

    ★ 4.8 (72) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Macquarie University

    Online teaching: Using Zoom to connect with learners

    Skills you'll gain: Student Engagement, Classroom Management, Teaching, Collaborative Software, Security Controls, Information Privacy, User Accounts, Communication

    ★ 4.8 (77) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to PhET Simulations for STEM Education

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional Strategies, Education Software and Technology, Mathematics Education, Pedagogy, Teaching, Simulations, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Simulation and Simulation Software, Research, Peer Review

    ★ 4.9 (92) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to R Programming and Tidyverse

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Ggplot2, R (Software), Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Tidyverse (R Package), Statistical Visualization, R Programming, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Reporting, Data Analysis, Data Validation, Data Transformation, Code Reusability, Software Installation, Programming Principles, Aesthetics

    ★ 4.2 (49) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Bayesian Statistics: Mixture Models

    Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Statistical Programming, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Software, Markov Model, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Probability Distribution, Numerical Analysis, Classification Algorithms

    ★ 4.5 (63) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    The OSINT Handbook: Mastering Open Source Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Detection, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Operations, Cybersecurity, Interactive Data Visualization, Geospatial Information and Technology, IT Automation, Data Security, Security Awareness, Scripting, Network Analysis, Open Source Technology, Information Privacy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Scrimba

    Advanced JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Javascript, Application Programming Interface (API), Code Reusability, Software Design Patterns, Data Management, Data Structures, Web Development, Computational Logic, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Software Development, Software Engineering, Performance Tuning

    ★ 4.6 (18) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Compose and Program Music in Python using Earsketch

    Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Programming Principles, Python Programming

    ★ 4.5 (458) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Glasgow

    Applied AI for Engineers and Scientists: Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Model Training, Model Evaluation, Matlab, Data Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Model Optimization, Scientific Visualization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Methods, Mathematical Software, Data Literacy, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Wrangling, Applied Mathematics, Data Validation, Data Quality, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks

    ★ 5 (139) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Supply Chain Optimization

    Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Inventory and Warehousing, Process Optimization, Resource Utilization, Demand Planning, Capacity Planning, Resource Planning, Resource Allocation, Capacity Management, Operational Efficiency, Microsoft Excel, Cost Reduction, Simulation and Simulation Software, Decision Making

    ★ 4.5 (58) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    Advanced Python Development Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Generative AI, Test Driven Development (TDD), Integration Testing, Cloud Deployment, Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Graph Theory, Software Documentation, Maintainability, Code Review, Software Design, Application Deployment

    ★ 4.1 (26) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Creating a Free Business Page with Blogger

    Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Content Performance Analysis, Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Promotional Strategies, Customer Engagement, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Analytics, Social Media, Customer Relationship Building, Content Marketing, Content Creation, Content Management Systems, Marketing

    ★ 4.6 (278) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software security courses

  • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera
  • Online teaching: Using Zoom to connect with learners : Macquarie University
  • Introduction to PhET Simulations for STEM Education: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to R Programming and Tidyverse: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Bayesian Statistics: Mixture Models: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • The OSINT Handbook: Mastering Open Source Intelligence: Packt
  • Advanced JavaScript: Scrimba
  • Compose and Program Music in Python using Earsketch: Coursera
  • Applied AI for Engineers and Scientists: Foundations: University of Glasgow
  • Supply Chain Optimization: University of California, Irvine

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