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Information Security Courses

Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.


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Popular Information Security Courses and Certifications


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    Queen Mary University of London

    Cloud Computing Law

    Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cloud Services, Legal Risk, Cloud Computing, Tax, Tax Laws, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Intellectual Property, Cloud Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Tax Compliance, Data Security, Sales Tax, Information Privacy, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Contract Negotiation, Tax Management, Corporate Tax, Contract Review, Cybersecurity

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    178 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Getting Started with ASP.NET Core

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, ASP.NET, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, Middleware, Continuous Integration, Software Testing, .NET Framework, Responsive Web Design, API Design, Data Migration, Azure DevOps, Configuration Management, Data Validation, HTML and CSS, Database Application, C# (Programming Language), Web Applications

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    VPC Network Peering

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Networking, Cloud Computing, General Networking, Network Administration, Private Cloud, DevOps

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Digital Marketing Strategy: Navigating Emerging Media and AI

    Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Strategic Communication, Marketing Communications, Digital Media Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Channel, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Integrated Marketing Communications, Personalized Service, Consumer Behaviour, Data Ethics, Social Media, Emerging Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    2.9K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Project, Stakeholder, and Requirements Management Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Communications, User Story, Project Coordination, Requirements Analysis, Milestones (Project Management), Project Management Software, Business Analysis, Kanban Principles, Waterfall Methodology, Risk Management, Communication, Product Lifecycle Management, Prioritization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations

    Skills you'll gain: Payment Systems, FinTech, Blockchain, Payment Processing, Financial Inclusion, Mobile Banking, Emerging Technologies, Investment Management, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Investments, Fundraising, Banking, Capital Markets, Consumer Lending, Credit Risk, Financial Trading, Portfolio Management, Financial Systems, Market Dynamics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Software Design Documents, Requirements Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Interviewing Skills, User Requirements Documents, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Storyboarding, Requirements Management, Functional Requirement, Goal Setting, Software Development Methodologies, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Agile Methodology, Business Requirements, Unified Modeling Language, Risk Management Framework, System Requirements

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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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, Data Processing, Big Data, Systems Thinking, Social Studies, Trend Analysis, Data Science, AI Enablement, Research Methodologies, Agentic systems

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v.12

    Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Vulnerability Assessments, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Management, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Malware Protection, Mobile Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Brute-force attacks, Microsoft Intune (Mobile Device Management Software), Network Security, Cryptography, Threat Management, Threat Detection, Cloud Security

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Prompt Engineering For Everyone with ChatGPT and GPT-4

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Infosec

    OWASP Top 10 - Risks 6-10

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Authentications, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Data Integrity, System Monitoring, Patch Management, Server Side

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

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    Coursera

    Administration with Cloud Foundry: Scale a Web Application

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Foundry, Cloud Applications, Cloud Platforms, Command-Line Interface, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Development, User Accounts, Cloud Management, Cloud Deployment, Scalability, Web Development Tools, Cloud Computing, Network Troubleshooting

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Cloud Computing Law: Queen Mary University of London
  • Microsoft Getting Started with ASP.NET Core: Microsoft
  • VPC Network Peering: Google Cloud
  • Digital Marketing Strategy: Navigating Emerging Media and AI: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Project, Stakeholder, and Requirements Management Fundamentals: SkillUp
  • Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations: University of Michigan
  • Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications: University of Colorado System
  • Computational Social Science: University of California, Davis
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v.12: Packt
  • Prompt Engineering For Everyone with ChatGPT and GPT-4: Packt

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