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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

    Asana Execution: Collaborate, Communicate & Report

    Skills you'll gain: Workflow Management, Collaboration, Team Collaboration, Business Workflow Analysis, Project Coordination, Teamwork, Communication Strategies, Project Management Software, User Feedback, Coordinating, AI Workflows, Security Controls, Decision Intelligence, AI Enablement, Automation, Project Management, AI Integrations, Issue Tracking, Stakeholder Communications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I

    IBM

    Tools for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, R (Software), R Programming, GitHub, Software Development Tools, Data Visualization Software, Data Science, Statistical Programming, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Computing, Git (Version Control System), Application Programming Interface (API), Other Programming Languages, Development Environment, Query Languages, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Open Source Technology

    ★ 4.5 (30K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Edureka

    Business Intelligence and Data Analytics with Tableau

    Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Agentic Workflows, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Extract, Transform, Load, Predictive Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Governance, Data Transformation, Data Preprocessing, Correlation Analysis, Data Security

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I

    IBM

    IBM RAG and Agentic AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, LangChain, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic Workflows, Tool Calling, LangGraph, LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, Model Context Protocol, Generative AI, AI Security, Generative AI Agents, Vector Databases, OpenAI API, AI Integrations, Software Development

    ★ 4.6 (885) · Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Google

    Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study

    Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Spreadsheet Software, Case Studies, Analysis, Analytics, Analytical Skills, Interviewing Skills, AI Enablement, Data Visualization Software, Artificial Intelligence, Portfolio Management, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Web Presence, Presentations

    ★ 4.8 (20K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Vanderbilt University

    Android App Development

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), JUnit, Android Studio, Android Development, Unit Testing, Android (Operating System), Version Control, Maintainability, Software Design Patterns, Test Automation, File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Integration Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Mobile Development, Development Testing, Software Testing, Testability, Software Engineering, Java Programming

    ★ 4.5 (3.7K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    University of London

    Machine Learning for All

    Skills you'll gain: Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Software, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Statistical Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Algorithms, AI literacy, Test Data, Data Collection, Classification Algorithms

    ★ 4.7 (3.5K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    Universidad ORT Uruguay

    ¡A Programar! Una introducción a la programación

    Skills you'll gain: Code Reusability, Video Game Development, Software Engineering, Program Development, Programming Principles, Game Design, Software Testing, Software Documentation, Software Development, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Software Design, Animations

    ★ 4.8 (2.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • D

    Duke University

    Data Analysis with R

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Exploratory Data Analysis, Peer Review, Regression Analysis, R (Software), Statistical Reporting, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Statistical Programming, Statistical Software, Data Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization

    ★ 4.7 (7.7K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Coursera

    Manage User Permissions

    Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Data Integrity, Content Management Systems, Data Sharing, Security Controls, User Accounts, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Data Management, Security Management, Data Access

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • W

    Wesleyan University

    Creative Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Editing, Storytelling, Peer Review, Writing and Editing, Writing, Creativity

    ★ 4.6 (6.4K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Imperial College London

    Mathematics for Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Dimensionality Reduction, Linear Algebra, Regression Analysis, NumPy, Calculus, Data Preprocessing, Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Model Optimization, Mathematical Software, Jupyter, Statistics, Numerical Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Science, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Data Transformation

    ★ 4.6 (15K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Asana Execution: Collaborate, Communicate & Report: Coursera
  • Tools for Data Science: IBM
  • Business Intelligence and Data Analytics with Tableau: Edureka
  • IBM RAG and Agentic AI: IBM
  • Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study: Google
  • Android App Development: Vanderbilt University
  • Machine Learning for All: University of London
  • ¡A Programar! Una introducción a la programación: Universidad ORT Uruguay
  • Data Analysis with R: Duke University
  • Manage User Permissions: Coursera

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