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    Learn software security principles for protecting applications. Understand how to identify vulnerabilities, implement security measures, and perform security testing.

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    • Status: Free Trial
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      Status: AI skills
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      Google

      Google UX Design

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Wireframing, Responsive Web Design, Usability Testing, Storyboarding, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Design Research, Figma (Design Software), Sprint Retrospectives, Mockups, Cross Platform Development, Prototyping, User Experience, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Design Thinking, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      93K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      U

      University of Michigan

      Python for Everybody

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, JSON, Data Processing, SQL, Web Scraping, Relational Databases, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Databases, Database Management, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Data Cleansing, Web Services, Interactive Data Visualization, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Software Installation, File Management

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      278K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Test Case, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Unit Testing, Selenium (Software), Test Tools, Test Automation, Test Data, Code Coverage, Restful API, Microservices, Mockups

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      232 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Maryland, College Park

      Cybersecurity for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling, Threat Detection, Threat Management, Cyber Attacks, Telecommunications, Cyber Security Policies, Computer Security Awareness Training, General Networking, Internet Of Things, Network Infrastructure

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      3.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Intuit

      Intuit Academy Bookkeeping

      Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Inventory Accounting, Reconciliation, Sales Tax, Income Statement, General Ledger, Payroll Tax, Financial Analysis, Fixed Asset, General Accounting, Balance Sheet, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, Accounting Software, Financial Accounting, Accounting Records, Property Accounting, Payroll

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7.6K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Intuit

      Bookkeeping Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Financial Statements, General Ledger, General Accounting, Accounting, Accounting Software, Financial Accounting, Accounting Records, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Income Statement, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accrual Accounting, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      6.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      New
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      Free Trial
      M

      Microsoft

      Web Application Security

      Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Application Security, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Web Development, Microsoft Copilot, Web Applications, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Data Validation, Javascript

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, SQL, Unsupervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Matplotlib, Supervised Learning, Data Literacy, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, Data Import/Export, Data Visualization Software, Professional Networking, Predictive Modeling, Plotly, Dashboard, Data Transformation, Generative AI, Jupyter, Data Science

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      146K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Minnesota

      Cloud Security Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Public Key Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Cryptography, Virtualization, Firewall, Public Cloud, Encryption, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Authentications, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Integrity

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      105 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free Trial
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      Google

      The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Networking, OSI Models, Network Troubleshooting, Routing Protocols, Network Administration, General Networking, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Network Routing, Networking Hardware, Network Protocols, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Infrastructure, Local Area Networks, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Wide Area Networks, Wireless Networks, Network Security, Network Model, Data Integrity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      52K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Data Analyst

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Wrangling, SQL, Data Visualization, Extract, Transform, Load, Pivot Tables And Charts, Matplotlib, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Ethics, Dashboard, Jupyter, IBM Cognos Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Python Programming, Interviewing Skills

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      94K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      P

      Pearson

      Linux Security Basics and Beyond: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Hardening, Linux Servers, Linux, Linux Commands, Unix, Application Security, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Security Controls, Patch Management, Information Systems Security, Security Strategy, Authorization (Computing), Authentications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Google UX Design: Google
    • Python for Everybody: University of Michigan
    • Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development: IBM
    • Cybersecurity for Everyone: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Intuit Academy Bookkeeping: Intuit
    • Bookkeeping Basics: Intuit
    • Web Application Security: Microsoft
    • IBM Data Science: IBM
    • Cloud Security Basics: University of Minnesota
    • The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking: Google

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