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      IBM

      Cybersecurity Assessment: CompTIA Security+ & CYSA+

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Security Testing, Cyber Risk, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Network Architecture

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Key Technologies for Business

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Responsible AI, Cloud Security, Cloud Technologies, Data Literacy, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Mining, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Computing, Generative AI, Big Data, Data Analysis, Data Science, Natural Language Processing, Business Intelligence, Content Creation, Business

      4.7
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      103K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization

      Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Performance Tuning, Artificial Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      63K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Network Security, Automation, and Exam Preparation

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Network Administration, Infrastructure Security, Ansible, Firewall, Network Infrastructure, Security Controls, Wireless Networks, Computer Networking, Identity and Access Management, Authorization (Computing), Scripting, Authentications, Automation, Encryption, Python Programming

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Storage, Containerization, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Terraform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Cloud Services, Load Balancing, Cloud Engineering, Application Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Virtual Machines, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Computing, Docker (Software)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      59K reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM DevOps and Software Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, CI/CD, Istio, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Linux Commands, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Gherkin (Scripting Language), DevOps, Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), Grafana, Software Engineering, Data Import/Export, Application Development

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      62K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Generative AI Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering Tools, Predictive Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, ChatGPT, Supervised Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library), Flask (Web Framework), Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Data Wrangling, Unit Testing, Responsible AI, LLM Application, Data Import/Export

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      92K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM Back-End Development

      Skills you'll gain: Istio, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Linux Commands, Kubernetes, Application Deployment, NoSQL, Bash (Scripting Language), MongoDB, Shell Script, Django (Web Framework), Object-Relational Mapping, Cloud-Native Computing, Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), Grafana, Microservices, Data Import/Export, Python Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      51K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Cryptography, Network Security, and Application Security

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Cloud Security, Application Security, OSI Models, Cryptography, Encryption, Endpoint Security, Firewall, Malware Protection, Wireless Networks, Network Protocols, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Integrity, Virtualization

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Fundamentals of Network Security and Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Cryptography, Firewall, Cybersecurity, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Security, Cyber Attacks, Public Key Infrastructure, Encryption, Threat Modeling, Network Architecture, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Human Factors (Security), Security Awareness, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Switches

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Hardware Security

      Skills you'll gain: Hardware Design, Security Engineering, Computer Hardware, Hardware Architecture, Threat Modeling, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Exploit development, Cryptography, Systems Design, Encryption, Exploitation techniques, Technical Design, Emerging Technologies

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      689 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud DevOps Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Application Performance Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, System Monitoring, Prompt Engineering, Application Deployment, Identity and Access Management, CI/CD, Containerization, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Cloud Management, Service Level Agreement, Virtual Machines, Safety Culture, Network Monitoring, Culture Transformation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      54K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Cybersecurity Assessment: CompTIA Security+ & CYSA+: IBM
    • Key Technologies for Business: IBM
    • Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization: DeepLearning.AI
    • Network Security, Automation, and Exam Preparation: Packt
    • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Engineer: Google Cloud
    • IBM DevOps and Software Engineering: IBM
    • IBM Generative AI Engineering: IBM
    • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
    • Cryptography, Network Security, and Application Security: Packt
    • Fundamentals of Network Security and Cryptography: Packt

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