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      Pearson

      (SSCP) Systems Security Certified Practitioner: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Authentications, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Authorization (Computing), Continuous Monitoring, Identity and Access Management, Security Management, Information Systems Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Network Security, User Accounts, Multi-Factor Authentication, Threat Detection

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Macquarie University

      Cyber Security: Essentials for Managers and Leaders

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Security Strategy, Culture Transformation, Enterprise Security, Cyber Operations, Communication, Business Risk Management, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Dashboard

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking the Network

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Exploitation techniques, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cryptographic Protocols, Network Protocols, General Networking, Computer Networking, Command-Line Interface, Network Analysis, Proxy Servers

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dell

      Dell Technologies Networking & Security Technical Support

      Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Response, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Policies, Networking Hardware, Threat Detection, Technical Support, Network Security, General Networking, Computer Networking, Network Architecture, Network Administration, Network Protocols

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      Design Security Ops, Identity, and Compliance capabilities

      Skills you'll gain: User Provisioning, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Incident Response, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Automation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      AWS: Security and Cost Optimization strategies

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Security, Cloud Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Data Security, Public Cloud, Infrastructure Security

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Threat Modeling, Kubernetes, Threat Management, Cloud-Native Computing, Public Key Infrastructure, Infrastructure Security, Threat Detection, Application Security, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Applications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      Azure: Compute, Storage, and Database Security

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Kubernetes, Data Security, Virtual Machines, Remote Access Systems, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Storage Technologies, Identity and Access Management, Databases, Containerization, Key Management, Encryption

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      AWS: Data Protection and Security Governance

      Skills you'll gain: Patch Management, Data Security, Cloud Security, Amazon Web Services, Data Governance, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cyber Governance, Cloud Management, Key Management, Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, Data Encryption Standard, AWS CloudFormation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Public Key Infrastructure, Configuration Management

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Comprehensive Cisco Security Techniques and Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Endpoint Security, Endpoint Detection and Response, Multi-Factor Authentication, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Patch Management, Network Monitoring, Data Security, Malware Protection, Mobile Security, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP): Unit 4

      Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Cloud Applications, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Secure Coding, Security Awareness, Threat Modeling, Security Testing, Data Security, Software Development, Verification And Validation, Software Quality Assurance, Threat Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Authentications, Multi-Factor Authentication

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      (SSCP) Systems Security Certified Practitioner: Unit 4

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Event Monitoring, Threat Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Management, Threat Detection, Risk Management Framework, Incident Response, Cyber Risk, Anomaly Detection

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • (SSCP) Systems Security Certified Practitioner: Unit 3: Pearson
    • Cyber Security: Essentials for Managers and Leaders: Macquarie University
    • Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking the Network: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Dell Technologies Networking & Security Technical Support: Dell
    • Design Security Ops, Identity, and Compliance capabilities: Whizlabs
    • AWS: Security and Cost Optimization strategies: Whizlabs
    • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 1: Pearson
    • Azure: Compute, Storage, and Database Security: Whizlabs
    • AWS: Data Protection and Security Governance: Whizlabs
    • Comprehensive Cisco Security Techniques and Automation: Packt

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