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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


  • C

    California Institute of the Arts

    Story and Narrative Development for Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Storytelling, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Writing

    4.7 stars, 1.3K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (1.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Applied Cryptography

    Skills you'll gain: Data Encryption Standard, Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Brute-force attacks, Key Management, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Cryptographic Protocols, Encryption, Data Integrity, Cybersecurity, Computer Security, Information Assurance, Authentications, Data Security, Theoretical Computer Science, Threat Modeling, Communication Systems, Algorithms, Digital Communications

    4.6 stars, 923 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.6 (923) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Build a Dynamic File Transfer App with WebRTC

    Skills you'll gain: Session Initiation Protocols, Node.JS, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Debugging, Web Applications, Data Import/Export, File I/O, Frontend Performance, Scalability, Verification And Validation, Full-Stack Web Development, Data Validation, JSON, Real Time Data, Event-Driven Programming, Memory Management, Performance Tuning, Server Side, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
  • I

    IBM

    Introduction to Web Development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Web Applications, Interactive Design, Program Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development

    4.6 stars, 2.4K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.6 (2.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • M

    Meta

    Meta iOS UI Development

    Skills you'll gain: iOS Development, Mobile Development, Apple iOS, User Interface (UI), Apple Xcode, Swift Programming, Unit Testing, User Interface (UI) Design, Objective-C (Programming Language), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, Mobile Development Tools, Data Structures, Application Development, Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Test Case, Cross Platform Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Prototyping

    4.6 stars, 1.3K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.6 (1.3K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Competencias digitales de ofimática: Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Productivity Software, Microsoft Office, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Microsoft Word, Computer Literacy, Data Entry, Information Technology

    4.8 stars, 1.6K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (1.6K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Data Analytics and Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Looker (Software), Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Dashboard Creation, SQL, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Pipelines, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Google Workspace, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Management

    4.3 stars, 132 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.3 (132) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • I

    IBM

    Lakehouse Architecture for AI-Native Data Platforms

    Skills you'll gain: Data Architecture, Data Lakes, Data Engineering, Decision Intelligence, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Infrastructure, Systems Architecture, Data Warehousing, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Data Governance, AI Workflows, AI Integrations, Vector Databases, Data Integrity, Site Reliability Engineering, Responsible AI, Requirements Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Tax Filing & Compliance

    Skills you'll gain: Tax Preparation, Tax Compliance, Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Tax Returns, Tax Laws, Corporate Accounting, Audit Working Papers, General Accounting, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Ledgers (Accounting), Data Mapping, Reconciliation, General Ledger, Responsible AI, Verification And Validation, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, ChatGPT

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Anomaly Detection, Image Analysis, Text Mining, Unsupervised Learning, Microsoft Azure, Data Ethics, Natural Language Processing, AI Workflows, Computer Vision, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning Software, Model Training, Regression Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, No-Code Development, AI literacy, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning

    4.5 stars, 1.6K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.5 (1.6K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Artificial Intelligence Ethics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Governance, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Environmental Policy, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, Business Ethics, Information Technology, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Labor Law, Professionalism, Intellectual Property, Human Centered Design, Education and Training, Data Literacy

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • I

    IBM

    Application Development using Microservices and Serverless

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, OpenShift, Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Microservices, Istio, API Gateway, Cloud-Native Computing, Restful API, Cloud Computing, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes, Application Development, Containerization, Software Architecture, Scalability, Flask (Web Framework)

    4.6 stars, 412 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.6 (412) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software security courses

  • Story and Narrative Development for Video Games: California Institute of the Arts
  • Applied Cryptography: University of Colorado System
  • Build a Dynamic File Transfer App with WebRTC: Packt
  • Introduction to Web Development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript: IBM
  • Meta iOS UI Development: Meta
  • Competencias digitales de ofimática: Microsoft Excel: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Data Analytics and Visualization: Google Cloud
  • Lakehouse Architecture for AI-Native Data Platforms: IBM
  • Tax Filing & Compliance: Coursera
  • Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 Exam Prep: Microsoft

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