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Software Security Courses

Software security courses can help you learn secure coding practices, vulnerability assessment, threat modeling, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in risk analysis, penetration testing, and implementing security protocols across various software environments. Many courses introduce tools like static and dynamic analysis software, intrusion detection systems, and security frameworks, showing how these tools enhance your ability to protect applications from potential threats.

Popular Software Security Courses and Certifications


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    Pearson

    Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Network Analysis, Network Protocols, Active Directory, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols

    4.6
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create a Storyboard in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Canva (Software), Storytelling, Visual Storytelling, Marketing Design, Marketing Collateral, Content Creation, Presentations, Animations, Motion Graphics, Dashboard, Graphic Design, Marketing, User Accounts, Business

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Illinois Tech

    Fundamentals of Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript and jQuery, jQuery, Responsive Web Design, Web Development, Version Control, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Web Frameworks, GitHub, Web Applications, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Git (Version Control System), Infrastructure Architecture, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Application Frameworks

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Presentation, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Query Languages, Databases

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    48 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

    Building Generative AI Capabilities

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Design Thinking, AI Product Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Data-Driven Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Data Ethics, AI Enablement, Business Strategy, Change Management, Organizational Change, Competitive Intelligence, Responsible AI, Generative AI, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Law, Regulation, and Compliance

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    37 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    West Virginia University

    Compensation, Expenses and Quotas

    Skills you'll gain: Expense Management, Sales Management, Expense Reports, Sales Territory Management, Operating Expense, Transportation Management, Operating Cost, Compensation Strategy, Travel Arrangements, Regional Sales, Compensation Management, Compensation and Benefits, Sales, Cost Control, Compensation Analysis, Tax Management, Tax Compliance, Performance Metric, Goal Setting

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    38 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005)

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Shell Script, Ubuntu, User Accounts, Linux, Devops Tools, Linux Servers, grep, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Kubernetes, Command-Line Interface, Network Troubleshooting, Containerization, Ansible, File Systems, Application Deployment, Authentications

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Sourcing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Risk Management, Supplier Management, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Supplier Performance Management, Supply Management, Supply Chain Management, Benchmarking, Competitive Analysis, Business Analytics, Contract Negotiation, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Financial Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Artificial Intelligence Practitioner

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, Amazon Bedrock, Generative AI Agents, Generative Model Architectures, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AWS SageMaker, Amazon Web Services, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Model Optimization, Applied Machine Learning, Prompt Engineering, Data Ethics, Machine Learning Methods, AI Integrations, Model Training, LLM Application, Cloud Solutions

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    55 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Build LLM Apps with LangChain.js

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LangChain, JavaScript Frameworks, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, AI Orchestration, Python Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Admin & App Builder Certification Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Application Deployment, Workflow Management, Dashboard, Data Import/Export, Ad Hoc Reporting, Change Control, Email Automation, Data Maintenance, Authentications, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Configuration Management, Data Access, Responsive Web Design, System Configuration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Management, Customer Relationship Management, Business Logic

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    R Ultimate 2024 - R for Data Science and Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Autoencoders, Shiny (R Package), Deep Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Transfer Learning, Model Evaluation, R (Software), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Import/Export, Classification Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, R Programming, Model Training, Ggplot2, Plot (Graphics), Data Manipulation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 2: Pearson
  • Create a Storyboard in Canva: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of Web Development: Illinois Tech
  • Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision: Coursera
  • Building Generative AI Capabilities: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
  • Compensation, Expenses and Quotas: West Virginia University
  • CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Packt
  • Sourcing Analytics: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • AWS Artificial Intelligence Practitioner: Amazon Web Services
  • Build LLM Apps with LangChain.js: DeepLearning.AI

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