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University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Exploitation techniques, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Scanning, Cryptographic Protocols, Remote Access Systems, Network Protocols, Encryption, General Networking, Command-Line Interface, Network Analysis, Proxy Servers
★ 4.7 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, IT Security Architecture, Network Security, Disaster Recovery, Application Security, Cyber Operations, Cryptography, Cyber Security Assessment, Information Systems Security, Cyber Risk, Encryption, Secure Coding, Systems Development Life Cycle, Security Controls, Cyber Governance, Security Management, Cyber Security Policies, Infrastructure Security, Security Awareness, Cryptographic Protocols
★ 4.3 (2.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

New York University
Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Firewall, IT Security Architecture, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Architecture, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, TCP/IP, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Attacks, Security Controls, Enterprise Security, Network Protocols, Proxy Servers
★ 4.7 (664) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fortinet, Inc.
Skills you'll gain: Network Support, Network Troubleshooting, Firewall, Network Monitoring, Technical Support and Services, Network Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, System Monitoring, Authentications, Performance Tuning, Security Software, System Configuration, Cybersecurity, Memory Management, Malware Protection
★ 4.7 (37) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Hardening, Cryptographic Protocols, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Security Controls, Proxy Servers, Information Privacy, Servers, Communication Systems, Web Servers, Network Routing, Network Analysis, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Deployment
★ 4.1 (36) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Operations, Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, System Configuration, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Virtual Machines, Proxy Servers, Scripting, Linux Commands, Scripting Languages, Python Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Endpoint Detection and Response, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Threat Detection, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Digital Forensics, Network Monitoring, Data Security, Network Analysis, Exploitation techniques, Malware Protection, Memory Management
★ 4.8 (97) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Cybersecurity, Operating Systems, Hardening, Computer Security, Malware Protection, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Memory Management, Data Persistence, Computer Architecture
★ 4.1 (9) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Wireless Networks, Mobile Security, General Networking, Proxy Servers, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Infrastructure Security, Data Security, Security Awareness, Remote Access Systems, Network Protocols, Information Privacy, Communication Systems, Emerging Technologies
★ 4.9 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months