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      Kennesaw State University

      Cybersecurity and Mobility

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Strategy, Cybersecurity, Mobile Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Network Security, Internet Of Things, Data Security, Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Business, Enterprise Application Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      630 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Tel Aviv University

      The History of Modern Israel - Part I: From an Idea to a State

      Skills you'll gain: World History, European History, Social Studies, International Relations, Political Sciences, Public Safety and National Security, Demography, Cultural Diversity

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      809 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Requirements Gathering in Business Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Business Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, Gap Analysis, Project Documentation, Functional Specification, Process Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Management, Needs Assessment

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      84 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Symmetric Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Cryptography, Encryption, Key Management, Algorithms

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      271 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

      Skills you'll gain: Service Level Agreement, Data Governance, Systems Development Life Cycle, Data Loss Prevention, Security Testing, Network Security, Software Development Life Cycle, IT Management, Systems Development, Incident Management, Problem Management, Database Management Systems, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Cryptography, Cloud Management, Software Development Methodologies, Auditing, Risk Management Framework, Internal Controls, Risk Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      44 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Identifying Security Vulnerabilities

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Secure Coding, Cryptography, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Encryption, Application Security, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Security Controls, Authentications, Vulnerability Management, Web Applications, Javascript

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      176 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Applied Python Data Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, PySpark, Data Visualization, Snowflake Schema, Data Storytelling, Site Reliability Engineering, Docker (Software), Databricks, Containerization, Interactive Data Visualization, Plotly, Data Pipelines, Matplotlib, Kubernetes, Data Engineering, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Science, Python Programming

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      98 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, YAML, Application Deployment, Docker (Software), Microservices, CI/CD, DevOps, Continuous Deployment, Scalability, Devops Tools, Configuration Management, Virtual Machines, System Configuration, Data Storage, Security Controls, Network Architecture, Command-Line Interface, Virtualization

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      59 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, Linux, User Accounts, System Monitoring, Linux Servers, Linux Commands, Amazon Web Services, Unix Commands, Network Troubleshooting, File Management, Command-Line Interface, File Systems, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Systems Administration, Shell Script, General Networking, Unix Shell, Service Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Secure Access with Azure Active Directory

      Skills you'll gain: Azure Active Directory, Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Multi-Factor Authentication, Authentications, User Accounts, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, User Provisioning, Cloud Security, Single Sign-On (SSO), Hybrid Cloud Computing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      77 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fortinet, Inc.

      Fortinet Network Security

      Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Troubleshooting, Network Routing, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Authentications, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Engineering, Network Infrastructure, Network Performance Management, Enterprise Security, Network Architecture, Security Management, Application Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Security, Cyber Security Strategy

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      112 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Practical Introduction to the Command Line

      Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Unix, Bash (Scripting Language), File Management, Shell Script, Linux Commands, Productivity, Computer Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      379 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Cybersecurity and Mobility: Kennesaw State University
    • The History of Modern Israel - Part I: From an Idea to a State: Tel Aviv University
    • Requirements Gathering in Business Analysis: Microsoft
    • Symmetric Cryptography: University of Colorado System
    • CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor: Packt
    • Identifying Security Vulnerabilities: University of California, Davis
    • Applied Python Data Engineering: Duke University
    • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD): LearnKartS
    • Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers: Packt
    • Secure Access with Azure Active Directory: Microsoft

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