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      Coursera Project Network

      AWS S3 Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Storage, Version Control, Encryption, Data Storage, Data Encryption Standard

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      The George Washington University

      Essentials in Clinical Simulations Across the Health Professions

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Education And Counseling, Clinical Assessment, Clinical Practices, Nurse Education, Virtual Environment, Nursing, Health Education, Safety Standards, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), System Implementation, Education Software and Technology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Cybersecurity Analysts

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Responsible AI, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Incident Response, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Data Ethics, Security Testing, Vulnerability Assessments

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      Python Data Representations

      Skills you'll gain: Development Environment, Data Structures, File Management, Data Storage, Scripting, Python Programming, Program Development, Scripting Languages, Debugging

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Nanjing University

      用Python玩转数据 Data Processing Using Python

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Statistical Analysis, Data Mining, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, NumPy, Web Scraping, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Matplotlib, Programming Principles, User Interface (UI) Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.6K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      KodeKloud

      Docker for Beginners with Hands-on labs

      Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Kubernetes, Application Deployment, Linux Commands, CI/CD, DevOps, YAML, Command-Line Interface, Data Storage, Computer Networking

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      135 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Infosec

      Previous OWASP Risks

      Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Security Testing, Threat Modeling, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Assessing and Managing Secure IoT Applications and Devices

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, IT Security Architecture, Network Security, Internet Of Things, Threat Detection, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Vulnerability Management, Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security, Encryption, Incident Response, Security Engineering, Threat Management, Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Solutions, Data Security

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Continuous Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, Integration Testing, DevOps, Secure Coding, Systems Integration, Software Development, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Docker (Software), Application Deployment, Development Environment, Maintainability, GitHub, Automation, Version Control, Program Development, Debugging

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      41 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Alberta

      Service-Oriented Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Web Services, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Architecture, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, JSON, Android Development

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      581 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
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      IBM

      Agentic AI with LangChain and LangGraph

      Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LangChain, LLM Application, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Collaborative Software, System Design and Implementation, Software Development, Python Programming, Real Time Data, Data Science

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Arizona State University

      Design of Experiments

      Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Modeling, Design Strategies, Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics, Mathematical Modeling, Analysis, Data Transformation, Descriptive Statistics, Probability Distribution, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Variance Analysis, Data Analysis, Quality Control

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      371 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software security courses

    • AWS S3 Basics: Coursera Project Network
    • Essentials in Clinical Simulations Across the Health Professions: The George Washington University
    • GenAI for Cybersecurity Analysts: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Python Data Representations: Rice University
    • 用Python玩转数据 Data Processing Using Python: Nanjing University
    • Docker for Beginners with Hands-on labs: KodeKloud
    • Previous OWASP Risks: Infosec
    • Assessing and Managing Secure IoT Applications and Devices: LearnQuest
    • Continuous Integration: University of California, Davis
    • Service-Oriented Architecture: University of Alberta

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