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Information Security Courses

Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.

Popular Information Security Courses and Certifications


  • G

    Google Cloud

    Set up a SIEM forwarder for Windows on Docker

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Software Installation, Containerization, Microsoft Windows, Event Monitoring, System Configuration, Cloud Computing, Data Security

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Migrating a Monolithic Website to Microservices on Google Kubernetes Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Microservices, Docker (Software), Containerization, Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Cloud Applications

    ★ 4.6 (22) · Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • I

    IBM

    IBM Storage Scale Administration

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Linux Administration, Systems Administration, Software Installation, System Monitoring, Security Controls, Linux Commands, Data Security, Key Management, Event Monitoring, File Systems, Command-Line Interface, Configuration Management, Encryption, Authentications, Cryptographic Protocols

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Central Banks and Monetary Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Financial Systems, Banking, Financial Market, Bank Regulations, Financial Regulation, Capital Markets, Market Liquidity, Economics, Loans, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Credit Risk, General Lending, Crisis Management, Crisis Intervention

    ★ 4.7 (125) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • S

    SkillUp

    Managing Windows Servers, Virtualization, & Containerization

    Skills you'll gain: Windows Servers, Hyper-V, Containerization, Kubernetes, Docker (Software), Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Server Administration, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Operating System Administration, Microsoft Windows, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Management, Systems Administration, Remote Access Systems

    ★ 5 (9) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    Universiteit Leiden

    Risk in Modern Society

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Operational Risk, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Safety and Security, Hazard Analysis, Cybersecurity, Environmental Issue, Public Health

    ★ 4.7 (228) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • U

    University of Toronto

    Bioinformatic Methods II

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, R (Software), Informatics, Network Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Processing, Scientific Visualization, Structural Analysis, Heat Maps

    ★ 4.8 (489) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • I

    Infosec

    Introduction to Cybersecurity Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Network Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Services, General Networking, Linux Commands, Linux, Virtual Machines

    ★ 4.7 (541) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Creating Routing Policies to Handle Traffic with AWS Route53

    Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Amazon Web Services, Servers, Network Monitoring

    ★ 4.4 (27) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Data Processing, Data Security, Cloud Storage, Containerization

    ★ 4.1 (94) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Introduction to Large Language Models - Español

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Google Gemini, LLM Application, Generative AI

    ★ 4.6 (26) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • D

    Duke University

    Copyright for Multimedia

    Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Data Sharing, Multimedia, Music, Video Production, Data Access, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Photography

    ★ 4.6 (439) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular information security courses

  • Set up a SIEM forwarder for Windows on Docker: Google Cloud
  • Migrating a Monolithic Website to Microservices on Google Kubernetes Engine: Google Cloud
  • IBM Storage Scale Administration: IBM
  • Central Banks and Monetary Policy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Managing Windows Servers, Virtualization, & Containerization: SkillUp
  • Risk in Modern Society: Universiteit Leiden
  • Bioinformatic Methods II: University of Toronto
  • Introduction to Cybersecurity Foundations: Infosec
  • Creating Routing Policies to Handle Traffic with AWS Route53: Coursera
  • Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Foundations: Google Cloud

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