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      Campus BBVA

      Cybersecurity for Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Crisis Management, Security Awareness, Cyber Risk, Email Security, Data Security, Network Security, Business Process, Mobile Security, Information Privacy, Multi-Factor Authentication, Fraud detection

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      470 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Exam Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Serverless Computing, Software Development, Cloud Security, Virtual Machines, Data Storage Technologies, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Development Environment, Cloud Management, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Data Security, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language)

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      279 reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Salesforce Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Data Quality, Data Modeling, Data Integration, Business Process Automation, Email Marketing, Data Security, Data Cleansing, Data Management, Business Process, User Accounts, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, User Provisioning, Dashboard, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationship Management, Business Reporting, Data Import/Export, Automation, Cloud Computing

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      259 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Introduction to Docker and Containers

      Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, CI/CD, Devops Tools, DevOps, R Programming, Application Deployment, Development Environment, Software Installation, YAML, Application Development, Node.JS, Command-Line Interface, System Requirements

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      Global Energy and Climate Policy

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, International Relations, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Petroleum Industry, Oil and Gas, Governance, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Economics, Security Strategy, Electric Power Systems

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      698 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-004)

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Management, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Public Key Infrastructure, IT Security Architecture, Disaster Recovery, Vulnerability Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Threat Detection, Cyber Security Assessment, Risk Management, Compliance Management, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security, Hardening, Security Engineering, Software-Defined Networking

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      Automation with Ansible

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Devops Tools, Automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps, YAML, Linux, Virtual Machines, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Infrastructure, Encryption, System Configuration

      3.2
      Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SkillUp

      Practice Exam for ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Security Testing, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Response, Security Controls, Network Security, Encryption

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Campus BBVA

      Data & Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Management, Crisis Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Operations, Data Processing, Security Awareness, Anomaly Detection, Data Science, Data Analysis, Authentications, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      312 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Python - Complete Python, Django, Data Science and ML Guide

      Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Django (Web Framework), Data Visualization, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, Relational Databases, Databases, Development Environment, Data Science, Data Cleansing, Animation and Game Design, Authorization (Computing), Scripting Languages, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development Tools, Style Guides, Software Design

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor: Unit 4

      Skills you'll gain: Auditing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Introduction to Applied Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Data Encryption Standard, Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Key Management, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Encryption, Authentications, Arithmetic, Algorithms, Applied Mathematics, Data Integrity, Probability, Computer Science

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      998 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Cybersecurity for Managers: Campus BBVA
    • Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Exam Prep: Microsoft
    • Salesforce Fundamentals: University of California, Irvine
    • Introduction to Docker and Containers: Pearson
    • Global Energy and Climate Policy: University of London
    • CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-004): Packt
    • Automation with Ansible: Whizlabs
    • Practice Exam for ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC): SkillUp
    • Data & Cybersecurity: Campus BBVA
    • Python - Complete Python, Django, Data Science and ML Guide: Packt

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