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      Board Infinity

      Essential Testing Techniques in Software Development

      Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Software Testing, Integration Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, System Testing, Acceptance Testing, Maintainability, Regression Testing, Test Planning, Software Quality Assurance, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Leeds

      How to Get Into Software Development

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development, Engineering Software, Software Development Methodologies, Data Ethics, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Back-End Web Development

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      PepsiCo

      Water Security & Stewardship

      Skills you'll gain: Water Sustainability, Water Resource Management, Water Resources, Hydrology, Water Quality, Stormwater Management, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Natural Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Supply Chain Management, Economic Development

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Master Electric Vehicle Tech: Software Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Electrical Systems, Embedded Software, Basic Electrical Systems, Power Electronics, Hardware Troubleshooting, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Test Engineering, Systems Integration, Debugging, Software Architecture, Human Machine Interfaces

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Dell

      Dell Technologies Technical Support for Software

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Technical Support, Operating Systems, Software Installation, System Support, Microsoft Windows, Problem Management, Debugging, System Configuration, Performance Tuning, Security Software, Technical Communication, Microsoft Office

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Nanjing University

      软件测试 (Software Testing)

      Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing, Performance Testing, Debugging, Unit Testing, Test Automation, Test Case, Integration Testing, Selenium (Software), Mobile Development

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Introduction to Software-Defined (SD) Branch

      Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Computer Networking, Local Area Networks, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Wide Area Networks, Virtualization, Scalability

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Edureka

      Generative AI Tools for Modern Software Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Software Development Tools, Code Review, Collaborative Software, Integrated Development Environments, Software Visualization, Generative AI, Software Engineering, Software Technical Review, Application Security, Software Development, DevSecOps, Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Debugging, Software Development Life Cycle, Automation, Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      ISC2

      Security Concepts and Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Security Controls, Security Awareness, Change Control, Cybersecurity, Security Management, Data Security, Safety and Security, Cyber Security Policies, Configuration Management, Data Ethics, Data Integrity, Identity and Access Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      97 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Security and Risk Management

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Monitoring, Business Continuity, Security Management, ISO/IEC 27001, Security Controls, Threat Management, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Security Strategy, Business Risk Management, Cyber Risk, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Cyber Governance, Threat Modeling, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Cyber Security Strategy, NIST 800-53, Cybersecurity, Compliance Management, Risk Mitigation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      52 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Infosec

      ChatGPT for Offensive Security

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Responsible AI, Penetration Testing, Threat Modeling, Cyber Operations, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Scanning, Generative AI, Scripting

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Simplilearn

      Generative AI Course in Software Building

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Generative AI, Software Development Tools, Code Review, Application Development, Computer Programming Tools, Prompt Engineering, Maintainability, Integrated Development Environments, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Software Technical Review, Artificial Intelligence, Debugging

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Essential Testing Techniques in Software Development: Board Infinity
    • How to Get Into Software Development: University of Leeds
    • Water Security & Stewardship: PepsiCo
    • Master Electric Vehicle Tech: Software Skills: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Dell Technologies Technical Support for Software: Dell
    • 软件测试 (Software Testing): Nanjing University
    • Introduction to Software-Defined (SD) Branch: LearnQuest
    • Generative AI Tools for Modern Software Engineering: Edureka
    • Security Concepts and Practices: ISC2
    • Security and Risk Management: Packt

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