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Software Security Courses

Software security courses can help you learn secure coding practices, vulnerability assessment, threat modeling, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in risk analysis, penetration testing, and implementing security protocols across various software environments. Many courses introduce tools like static and dynamic analysis software, intrusion detection systems, and security frameworks, showing how these tools enhance your ability to protect applications from potential threats.


Popular Software Security Courses and Certifications


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    SkillUp

    Enterprise Data Integration, Governance and Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Data Security, Data Migration, Data Governance, Extract, Transform, Load, Cloud Storage, Data Architecture, Data Management, Data Integration, Data Storage, Enterprise Architecture, Data Quality, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Modeling, Incident Response, Security Controls, Information Privacy, Data Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Threat Detection, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

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    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Real-Time Embedded Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Reliability, Software Systems, Performance Tuning, Embedded Software, Control Systems, Hardware Architecture, Systems Architecture, Software Design, Debugging, Software Architecture, Verification And Validation, Hardware Design, System Design and Implementation, Linux, System Programming, Code Review, Systems Engineering, Real Time Data

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Build Websites & Online Stores with Website Builders

    Skills you'll gain: Content Management Systems, Web Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Web Design, Retail Management, Order Management, E-Commerce, Marketing Strategies, Blogs, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Content Creation, Dashboard, Email Marketing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of London

    Global Energy and Climate Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, Climate Change Mitigation, International Relations, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Petroleum Industry, Oil and Gas, Governance, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Economics, Security Strategy, Electric Power Systems

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    701 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Infosec

    Previous OWASP Risks

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Security Testing, Threat Modeling, Exploitation techniques, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon

    Application Development

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Software Development Methodologies, Requirements Analysis, Version Control, Application Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Software Development, Unified Modeling Language, Software Testing, JUnit, Agile Methodology, Spring Framework, Maintainability, Debugging, Java, Software Design Patterns, Technical Design, Unit Testing, User Interface (UI) Design

    4.8
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Foundations of Data Structures and Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Structures, Operations Research, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Cryptography, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Pseudocode, Design Strategies, Data Encryption Standard, Computer Science, Tree Maps, Encryption, Linear Algebra, Combinatorics, Mathematical Modeling, Advanced Mathematics, Python Programming

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    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Introduction to Data Engineering on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Performance Tuning, Serverless Computing, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Quality, Data Transformation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Initiation à la programmation (en Java)

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Java Programming, Java, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Development Environment, Problem Solving, Algorithms, Eclipse (Software), Debugging

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    434 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Data Analytics Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Large Language Modeling, Data Literacy, Data Visualization Software, Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Data Analysis, Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Trend Analysis, Data Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data Pipeline Engineering & Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Preprocessing, Apache Airflow, Star Schema, Data Storytelling, Process Mapping, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Pipelines, JSON, Apache Kafka, Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Pandas (Python Package), Business Intelligence, Data Validation, Data Quality, Performance Improvement, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Introduction to Containers w/ Docker, Kubernetes & OpenShift

    Skills you'll gain: Istio, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, OpenShift, Docker (Software), DevOps, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Command-Line Interface, Scalability, Microservices, YAML, Virtualization and Virtual Machines

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Enterprise Data Integration, Governance and Architecture: SkillUp
  • Real-Time Embedded Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Build Websites & Online Stores with Website Builders: LearnKartS
  • Global Energy and Climate Policy: University of London
  • Previous OWASP Risks: Infosec
  • Application Development: Amazon
  • Foundations of Data Structures and Algorithms: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to Data Engineering on AWS: Packt
  • Initiation à la programmation (en Java): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Data Analytics Foundations: DeepLearning.AI

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