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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Respiratory Disease Control and Sustainable Livestock Production

      Skills you'll gain: Pathology, Laboratory Testing, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Respiratory Therapy, Food Safety and Sanitation, Infectious Diseases, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Epidemiology, Environmental Science, Public Health, Anatomy

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Enterprise Product Management Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Product Development, New Product Development, Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Roadmaps, Market Research, Microsoft 365, Product Requirements, Technical Product Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Product Strategy, Market Analysis, Compliance Management, Competitive Analysis, Enterprise Security, Agile Methodology, Prioritization

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      135 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Fortinet, Inc.

      FortiGate Administrator

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Firewall, Network Routing, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Authentications, Network Security, Network Administration, Security Controls, User Accounts, System Configuration, Network Monitoring, Web Servers

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      82 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Cybersecurity Policy for Aviation and Internet Infrastructures

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure Security, Cyber Risk, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Risk Management Framework, Technology Roadmaps, Network Infrastructure, Transportation Operations, Infrastructure Architecture, Mobile Security

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      257 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Infosec

      C++ Superpowers and More

      Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Application Security, System Programming, C++ (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Unix, Embedded Systems, Debugging, Operating Systems, Data Security, Linux

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Introduction to Computers

      Skills you'll gain: Business Software, Computer Hardware, Hardware Architecture, Generative AI, Operating Systems, Data Storage Technologies, Data Loss Prevention, Computer Systems, Enterprise Security, Information Technology, OS Process Management, Computer Architecture, System Configuration, Microsoft Windows, Technical Support, Servers, Cybersecurity

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      838 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Ansible From Basics to Guru: Unit 4

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Kubernetes, Virtual Machines, Containerization, Docker (Software), Virtualization and Virtual Machines, IT Automation, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Windows Servers, Microsoft Windows, Network Administration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      ISC2

      Access Control

      Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Security Controls, User Provisioning, Data Access, Information Systems Security, Computer Security, Network Architecture

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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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      277 reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      The Complete Business Analysis Fundamentals Course

      Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Agile Methodology, Requirements Elicitation, Business Planning, Requirements Analysis, Business Requirements, Stakeholder Management, Business Strategies, Organizational Strategy, Project Management Software, Sprint Planning, Microsoft Teams, ChatGPT

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Advanced Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing, Cloud Computing, Mobile Security, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualization, Encryption, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessments, SQL

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      45 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Unlock Powerful Automation and Analysis with Power Platform

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power BI, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Productivity Software, Application Development, Data Analysis, Business Workflow Analysis, Performance Analysis, Automation, Data Security, Workflow Management, Cloud Applications, Business Process, Data Modeling

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      256 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Respiratory Disease Control and Sustainable Livestock Production: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Enterprise Product Management Fundamentals: Microsoft
    • FortiGate Administrator: Fortinet, Inc.
    • Cybersecurity Policy for Aviation and Internet Infrastructures: University of Colorado System
    • C++ Superpowers and More: Infosec
    • Introduction to Computers: Microsoft
    • Ansible From Basics to Guru: Unit 4: Pearson
    • Access Control: ISC2
    • Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Exam Prep: Microsoft
    • The Complete Business Analysis Fundamentals Course: Packt

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