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.

Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Security Management, Cyber Governance, Cyber Security Assessment, Technical Management, Audit Planning, Risk Management Framework, Cyber Risk, Performance Metric, Business Ethics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, User Requirements Documents, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Development Methodologies, Requirements Elicitation, Agile Methodology, Software Documentation, Software Design Documents, Security Requirements Analysis, System Requirements, Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Software Development, Waterfall Methodology
★ 4.6 (688) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Security, Encryption, Authorization (Computing), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cryptographic Protocols, Public Key Infrastructure, Authentications, Key Management, Identity and Access Management, Web Development, Application Security, Web Applications, Data Integrity, Multi-Factor Authentication, Security Strategy
★ 4.6 (7) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Risk Management Framework, Risking, Scalability, Software Visualization
★ 4.6 (113) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Requirements Analysis, White-Box Testing, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Acceptance Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Unified Modeling Language, Software Development Life Cycle, Configuration Management, Software Quality Assurance, Debugging, Software Engineering, Software Testing, Object Oriented Design, Functional Requirement, Data Modeling, Systems Design, Project Management, Project Planning
★ 4.6 (651) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Hardening, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Incident Response, Network Architecture, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Incident Management, Network Protocols, Threat Detection, Event Monitoring, Threat Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Network Monitoring, Network Infrastructure, Cyber Attacks, Computer Security Incident Management, Operating Systems, Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Databases
★ 4.8 (72) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Full-Stack Web Development, Software Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Software Development Methodologies, Software Design Patterns, Development Environment, Unified Modeling Language, Software Engineering, Computer Programming Tools, Web Applications, Software Development Tools, Software Development, Application Deployment, Programming Principles, Front-End Web Development, Web Language, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (4.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Security Management, Threat Management, Intelligence Collection and Analysis, International Relations, Public Safety and National Security, Security Awareness, Safety and Security, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Governance, Cultural Diversity, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
★ 4.7 (1.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Bash (Scripting Language), Restful API, Shell Script, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Full-Stack Web Development, Software Design, Flask (Web Framework), Version Control, File Management, Unix Shell, Linux, Application Deployment, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, File I/O, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (52K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Unified Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Product Family Engineering, Software Development, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Software Technical Review, Application Deployment
★ 4.5 (942) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Security Testing, Exploitation techniques, Application Security, Patch Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Engineering, Cyber Governance, Risk Management Framework, Linux Administration, Dashboard Creation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Linux, Linux Commands, Linux Servers
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks