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      Pearson

      Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 4

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Assessments, Firewall, Exploitation techniques, Human Factors (Security), Network Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Data Validation, Business Continuity, Security Controls, Risk Mitigation, Project Management, Risk Management, System Testing, Technical Management, System Implementation, Data Integrity, Software Development Methodologies

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Next-Generation Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention

      Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Management, Firewall, Incident Response, Network Security, Threat Detection, Network Monitoring, Information Systems Security, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity

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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, Infrastructure Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Linux Administration, Infrastructure Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Command-Line Interface, Servers, System Monitoring, System Configuration, Application Programming Interface (API)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Cybersecurity Prevention and Detection: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Threat Modeling, Threat Detection, Computer Security Incident Management, Malware Protection, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Network Analysis, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Virtual Environment

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      AWS Developer: Unit 7

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Hosting, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Authentications, Cloud Applications, Authorization (Computing), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Virtual Machines, Computer Networking, User Accounts, Security Controls, Network Security, Network Routing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Preparation for CompTIA A+ Certification

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Desktop Support, Hardware Troubleshooting, Operating Systems, Network Troubleshooting, Command-Line Interface, Technical Support and Services, System Support, Computer Hardware, Help Desk Support, Mobile Security, Microsoft Windows, Networking Hardware, Technical Support, Mac OS, Linux, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing, Network Security, Apple Hardware proficiency

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Securing Systems and Networks

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Command-Line Interface, Cybersecurity, Information Systems Security, Local Area Networks, Firewall, Windows PowerShell, Hardening, Threat Detection, Linux, Penetration Testing, Network Architecture, Wireless Networks, Vulnerability Assessments, System Configuration, IT Automation, Encryption, Network Analysis, Public Key Infrastructure

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Cybersecurity Compliance Framework, Standards & Regulations

      Skills you'll gain: IT Service Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Data Ethics, NIST 800-53, Information Technology, Regulatory Compliance, Auditing, Cybersecurity, Compliance Management, ISO/IEC 27001, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Security Controls, Artificial Intelligence, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Risk Management, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      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

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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Ansible From Basics to Guru: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, IT Automation, Automation, Devops Tools, Linux Servers, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Servers, Windows Servers, Command-Line Interface, YAML, Configuration Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 4: Pearson
    • CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor: Unit 3: Pearson
    • Next-Generation Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention: LearnQuest
    • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 1: Pearson
    • Cybersecurity Prevention and Detection: Unit 3: Pearson
    • AWS Developer: Unit 7: Pearson
    • Preparation for CompTIA A+ Certification: IBM
    • Securing Systems and Networks: Packt
    • Cybersecurity Compliance Framework, Standards & Regulations: IBM
    • IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner: IBM

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