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    ISC2

    Privacy and Security for Healthcare Organizations​

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Information Privacy, Security Awareness, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Security Controls, Health Information Management, Data Sharing, Data Access, Identity and Access Management, Regulatory Compliance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Security Command Center: Identify and Prioritize Risks

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Threat Management, Risk Management Framework, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Risk, Security Management, Cyber Security Assessment, Simulations, Configuration Management, Cloud Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 3

    Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Kubernetes, Hardening, Identity and Access Management, Authorization (Computing), User Accounts, Security Controls, Patch Management, Authentications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security

    Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Wide Area Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Network Performance Management, Network Infrastructure, Firewall, Network Routing, Encryption, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Network Security and Endpoint Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Endpoint Security, Hardening, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Firewall, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Cloud Computing, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Email Security, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols, Authentications, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Risk, Risk Management, Threat Management, IT Management, Security Controls, Security Management, Business Risk Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Security Strategy, Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling, Cyber Security Policies, Information Assurance, Data Security, Technical Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Business Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: Security and Cost Optimization strategies

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Security, Cloud Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Data Security, Public Cloud, Infrastructure Security

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Apple Platform Security, Integrations, & Management

    Skills you'll gain: Apple software proficiency, Apple iOS, Apple Hardware proficiency, Mac OS, Application Deployment, Enterprise Application Management, Mobile Security, Package and Software Management, Hardening, Malware Protection, Software Installation, Software Testing, Configuration Management

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: ML Workflows with SageMaker, Storage & Security

    Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, AWS Kinesis, Amazon Redshift, Cloud Security, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Feature Engineering, Data Storage, Data Security, Encryption

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Network Services, Security, and Programmability

    Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Wireless Networks, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Ansible, Network Administration, Routing Protocols, Firewall, General Networking, Software-Defined Networking, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Switches, Network Protocols, System Configuration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Network Routers, Network Troubleshooting, Terraform

    Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Design Security Ops, Identity, and Compliance capabilities

    Skills you'll gain: User Provisioning, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Incident Response, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Cisco Software-Defined Wan for Enterprise & Cloud: Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Wide Area Networks, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Architecture, Cloud Computing, Network Infrastructure, Network Routing, Network Troubleshooting, System Configuration, Configuration Management, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Privacy and Security for Healthcare Organizations​: ISC2
  • Security Command Center: Identify and Prioritize Risks: Google Cloud
  • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 3: Pearson
  • SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Advanced Network Security and Endpoint Strategies: Packt
  • Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers: Packt
  • AWS: Security and Cost Optimization strategies: Whizlabs
  • Advanced Apple Platform Security, Integrations, & Management: Packt
  • AWS: ML Workflows with SageMaker, Storage & Security : Whizlabs
  • Advanced Network Services, Security, and Programmability: Packt

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