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      IBM

      IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner

      Skills you'll gain: Job Control Language (JCL), Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Virtualization, Unix, IBM DB2, IBM Cloud, Data Management, Virtual Machines, Database Management Systems, Hardware Architecture, Data Storage, Operating System Administration, Infrastructure Architecture, System Programming, Operating Systems, Unix Commands, Linux, Control Panels, Command-Line Interface

      4.7
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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-003: Unit 5

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EIT Digital

      Cybersecurity Awareness and Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Email Security, Cybersecurity, Security Awareness, Cyber Attacks, Identity and Access Management, Threat Detection, Data Security, Secure Coding, Human Factors (Security), Fraud detection, Entrepreneurship

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      767 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Cybersecurity Prevention and Detection: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Threat Hunting, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Management, Cloud Security, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Real-Time Operating Systems, Internet Of Things, Infrastructure Security, Network Security

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Ethical Hacking Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Penetration Testing, General Networking, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Vulnerability Assessments, Wireless Networks, System Configuration, Software Installation, Virtual Machines

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Cisco Software-Defined Wan for Enterprise and Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, Software-Defined Networking, Wide Area Networks, Network Troubleshooting, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Routing, Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Planning And Design, System Configuration, Border Gateway Protocol, Network Security, Network Administration, Network Performance Management, Firewall, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Services, Network Infrastructure

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      DDoS Attacks and Defenses

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Malware Protection, Security Engineering, Network Security, Threat Detection, Firewall, Code Review, Network Routing, Proxy Servers, Linux, Internet Of Things

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      169 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The State University of New York

      International Cyber Conflicts

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Security Policies, Cybersecurity, International Relations, Cyber Governance, Network Infrastructure, Conflict Management, Security Management, Political Sciences, Media and Communications, Psychology

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Hands-on AWS VPC Labs: Essential Lab Exercises

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Amazon CloudWatch, Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Network Architecture, Network Security, Network Routing, Network Planning And Design, Load Balancing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      AWS Developer: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Secure Coding, Amazon Web Services, Authentications, Data Security, Cloud Security, Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure, Key Management, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Java Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Hibernate (Java), Database Design, Responsive Web Design, Docker (Software), Containerization, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Microservices, CI/CD, Restful API, Java Programming, Engineering Software, Version Control, Database Management, Software Design

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to Enterprise Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Virtualization, IBM Cloud, Virtual Machines, Hardware Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Security, Computer Systems, Computer Hardware, Cryptography

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner: IBM
    • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-003: Unit 5: Pearson
    • Cybersecurity Awareness and Innovation: EIT Digital
    • Cybersecurity Prevention and Detection: Unit 1: Pearson
    • Ethical Hacking Foundations: Packt
    • Cisco Software-Defined Wan for Enterprise and Cloud: Pearson
    • DDoS Attacks and Defenses: University of Colorado System
    • International Cyber Conflicts: The State University of New York
    • Hands-on AWS VPC Labs: Essential Lab Exercises: Pearson
    • AWS Developer: Unit 2: Pearson

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