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      Packt

      Hands-on with Windows Server 2019

      Skills you'll gain: Windows Servers, Hyper-V, Server Administration, Operating System Administration, Active Directory, Windows PowerShell, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Group Policy, Virtualization, Network Infrastructure, System Monitoring, Data Storage, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Software Installation, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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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      Google Cloud

      Secure GKE with Cloud Next Generation Firewall

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Load Balancing, Containerization

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Cybersecurity Case Studies and Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Penetration Testing, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Security Awareness, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Data Security, Malware Protection, Email Security, Exploitation techniques, Network Security, Fraud detection, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.6K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Computer Communications

      Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Local Area Networks, Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Digital Communications, OSI Models, Network Protocols, Communication Systems, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Planning And Design, Network Security, Network Architecture, General Networking, Computer Networking, Network Infrastructure, Network Performance Management, Wireless Networks, Telecommunications, Software-Defined Networking, Algorithms

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      3.3K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Network Analysis, Network Protocols, Open Source Technology

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Practical Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Incident Response, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Modeling, Computer Security Incident Management, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Mobile Security

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Amazon Web Services

      AWS Cloud Technology Consultant

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon DynamoDB, Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, Amazon Web Services, Professional Networking, IT Automation, Cloud Computing, Amazon S3, Extract, Transform, Load, DevOps, Software Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Data Management, Problem Solving, Teamwork

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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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

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Malware Analysis and Introduction to Assembly Language

      Skills you'll gain: Malware Protection, Exploitation techniques, Exploit development, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Security Assessment, Application Security, Threat Detection, Virtual Machines, Code Review, Debugging, System Programming, Scripting, Windows PowerShell, Virtual Environment, Linux, File Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      83 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Computing, Amazon CloudWatch, Public Cloud, Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Storage, System Monitoring, Scalability

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yonsei University

      Introduction to TCP/IP

      Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Routing, Cybersecurity, Network Security, General Networking, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Architecture, System Configuration, Network Analysis

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

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

    • Hands-on with Windows Server 2019: Packt
    • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 4: Pearson
    • Secure GKE with Cloud Next Generation Firewall: Google Cloud
    • Cybersecurity Case Studies and Capstone Project: IBM
    • Computer Communications: University of Colorado System
    • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 2: Pearson
    • Practical Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Unit 2: Pearson
    • AWS Cloud Technology Consultant: Amazon Web Services
    • Next-Generation Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention: LearnQuest
    • Malware Analysis and Introduction to Assembly Language: IBM

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