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    Learn software security principles for protecting applications. Understand how to identify vulnerabilities, implement security measures, and perform security testing.

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      University of California, Irvine

      Virtual Teacher

      Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Instructional Design, Education Software and Technology, Parent Communication, Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, Learning Management Systems, Student Support and Services, Course Development, Collaborative Software, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Planning, Blended Learning, Pedagogy, Educational Materials, Teaching, Virtual Environment, Data Management, Collaboration, Planning

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Cybersécurité Google

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Stakeholder Communications, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Detection, Hardening, Network Security, Security Controls, Threat Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), TCP/IP, Risk Management Framework, Linux, Debugging, Cybersecurity, SQL

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      457 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Implement Platform Protection

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Application Security, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Kubernetes, Network Security, Security Engineering, Firewall, Endpoint Security, Identity and Access Management, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Virtual Machines, Containerization, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Encryption

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Multiple educators

      Transformative Leadership in the Circular Economy

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Organizational Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Systems Thinking, Brand Marketing, Change Management, Strategic Leadership, Professional Development, Waste Minimization, Packaging and Labeling, Environment and Resource Management, Business Leadership, Regulatory Compliance, Engineering Management, Market Opportunities, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Emerging Technologies, Digital Marketing

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Washington

      Programming Languages, Part C

      Skills you'll gain: Ruby (Programming Language), Other Programming Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Functional Design, Computational Thinking, Software Design Patterns, Theoretical Computer Science, Debugging

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      461 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Infosec

      OWASP Top 10 - Welcome and Risks 1-5

      Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability Assessments, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Secure Coding, Hardening, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Authorization (Computing), Cryptography, System Configuration, Encryption

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      72 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Agile Practices: Apply, Evaluate & Optimize Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Kanban Principles, Sprint Planning, Agile Project Management, Lean Methodologies, Risk Management, Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Team Building, Workflow Management, Backlogs, Project Planning, Performance Metric, Team Performance Management, Release Management, Scrum (Software Development), Process Development, Continuous Improvement Process, Continuous Integration, Stakeholder Engagement

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Advanced React – Testing & Firebase Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Software Testing, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Real Time Data, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      SkillsBooster Academy

      Email Marketing: Boost Sales with High-Converting Campaigns

      Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Email Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Performance Metric, Sales Pipelines, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Customer Support, Customer Engagement, Data Pipelines, Compliance Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Generative AI, Design and Product, Product Design, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Design Elements And Principles, Statistics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Scientific Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Data Presentation, Graphing, Scatter Plots, Data Manipulation, Histogram, NumPy, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      Python Programming Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Python Programming, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      3.5K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Cloud Infrastructure, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud-Native Computing, CI/CD, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Computing, Application Deployment, Agile Software Development, DevOps, Software Engineering, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Distributed Computing, Microservices, Continuous Delivery, Applied Machine Learning, Extract, Transform, Load, Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Machine Learning

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      469 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    • Virtual Teacher: University of California, Irvine
    • Cybersécurité Google: Google
    • Implement Platform Protection: Microsoft
    • Transformative Leadership in the Circular Economy: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Programming Languages, Part C: University of Washington
    • OWASP Top 10 - Welcome and Risks 1-5: Infosec
    • Agile Practices: Apply, Evaluate & Optimize Planning: EDUCBA
    • Advanced React – Testing & Firebase Projects: Packt
    • Email Marketing: Boost Sales with High-Converting Campaigns: SkillsBooster Academy
    • Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python: University of Michigan

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