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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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Digital Marketing Implementation: Executing Strategies in a Connected, Data-Driven World

      Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Social Media Marketing, Driving engagement, Social Media Strategy, Cross-Channel Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Automation, Campaign Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Brand Management, AI Personalization, Personalized Service, Customer Relationship Management

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      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Vanderbilt University

      Building HTTP APIs with Spring

      Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Restful API, API Design, Web Applications, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Security, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Data Access, Dependency Analysis

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Edureka

      Fundamentals of Data Governance

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Governance, Data Management, Compliance Management, Data Architecture, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Strategy, Regulatory Compliance, Data Security, Cloud Security, Metadata Management, Information Management, Regulatory Requirements, Data Integrity, Data Quality, Data Access, Cloud Computing, Risk Management

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Metasploit, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Linux, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Command-Line Interface, Exploitation techniques, Scripting, Vulnerability Assessments, Scripting Languages, General Networking, Python Programming, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, Firewall, Network Security, Cyber Operations, Data Ethics, Wireless Networks

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Intermediate Ethical Hacking Techniques

      Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, Firewall, Network Security, Wireless Networks, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation, Virtual Machines, SQL

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Your First Automation Script Using Selenium and Java

      Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Eclipse (Software), Software Testing, UI Components, Integrated Development Environments, Web Applications, Java Programming, Functional Testing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      354 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Amazon Web Services

      Exam Prep: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Scalability

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      109 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California San Diego

      Machine Learning With Big Data

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Apache Spark, Big Data, Regression Analysis, Data Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Data Transformation, Predictive Modeling, Data Cleansing, Supervised Learning, Decision Tree Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft AI & ML Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Data Management, Natural Language Processing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Supervised Learning, Microsoft Azure, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Infrastructure Architecture, LLM Application, Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, Applied Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Data Processing, Application Deployment

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      231 reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Crash Course

      Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, Network Monitoring, OSI Models, Routing Protocols, Software-Defined Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Security, TCP/IP, Network Routing, Computer Networking, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Administration, Network Routers, Local Area Networks, Hardening, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Intrusion Detection and Prevention

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Project Documentation, Team Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Project Management Software, Project Schedules, Project Scoping, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Planning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      2.2K reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of California, Davis

      Computational Social Science

      Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Natural Language Processing, Web Scraping, Social Sciences, Data Ethics, Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Simulations, Big Data, Systems Thinking, Trend Analysis, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Research Methodologies, Machine Learning, Data Collection, Agentic systems

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Digital Marketing Implementation: Executing Strategies in a Connected, Data-Driven World: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Building HTTP APIs with Spring: Vanderbilt University
    • Fundamentals of Data Governance: Edureka
    • The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced: Packt
    • Intermediate Ethical Hacking Techniques: Packt
    • Create Your First Automation Script Using Selenium and Java: Coursera Project Network
    • Exam Prep: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Foundations: Amazon Web Services
    • Machine Learning With Big Data: University of California San Diego
    • Microsoft AI & ML Engineering: Microsoft
    • CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Crash Course: Packt

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