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      Pearson

      Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP): Unit 5

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Standards, Private Cloud, IT Security Architecture, Security Controls, Network Security, Incident Management

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Kubernetes, Hardening, Identity and Access Management, Authorization (Computing), User Accounts, Security Controls, Patch Management, Authentications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Cyber Risk, Threat Management, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Risk Management, Threat Modeling, Technical Communication, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity Planning, Business Risk Management, Disaster Recovery, Business Communication, Continuous Monitoring, Compliance Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Azure Backup, Security, and Compliance Administration

      Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Copilot, Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring, Systems Administration, Cloud Storage, Patch Management, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management, Data Security

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      Design Security Ops, Identity, and Compliance capabilities

      Skills you'll gain: User Provisioning, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Incident Response, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Automation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Advanced Network Security and Endpoint Strategies

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Endpoint Security, Hardening, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Firewall, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Cloud Computing, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Email Security, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols, Authentications, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Gen AI for Software Development: Code Generation for Python

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Development Environment, Computational Thinking, Program Development, Software Development, Python Programming, Game Design, Debugging

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Whizlabs

      AWS: Data Protection and Security Governance

      Skills you'll gain: Patch Management, Data Security, Cloud Security, Amazon Web Services, Data Governance, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cyber Governance, Cloud Management, Key Management, Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, Data Encryption Standard, AWS CloudFormation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Public Key Infrastructure, Configuration Management

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 4

      Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Hardening, Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Firewall, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Linux Administration, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security

      Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Wide Area Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Network Performance Management, Network Infrastructure, Firewall, Network Routing, Encryption, Real Time Data

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      AWS: ML Workflows with SageMaker, Storage & Security

      Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, AWS Kinesis, Amazon Redshift, Cloud Security, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Feature Engineering, Data Storage, Data Security, Encryption

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Demystifying Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Security

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Oracle Cloud, Identity and Access Management, Encryption, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Data Security, Continuous Monitoring, Security Controls, Cloud Computing, Security Strategy, Threat Detection, Data Encryption Standard, Cloud Computing Architecture, Authorization (Computing), Authentications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP): Unit 5: Pearson
    • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 3: Pearson
    • Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers: Packt
    • Azure Backup, Security, and Compliance Administration: Microsoft
    • Design Security Ops, Identity, and Compliance capabilities: Whizlabs
    • Advanced Network Security and Endpoint Strategies: Packt
    • Gen AI for Software Development: Code Generation for Python: Coursera Project Network
    • AWS: Data Protection and Security Governance: Whizlabs
    • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 4: Pearson
    • SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security: Coursera Instructor Network

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