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.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: White-Box Testing, Acceptance Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Configuration Management, Debugging, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing, Software Development, Software Engineering, Unified Modeling Language, Software Quality Assurance, Software Configuration Management, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), System Design and Implementation, Change Control, Test Case, Requirements Analysis, Waterfall Methodology, Project Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols, Secure Coding, Encryption, Vulnerability Assessments, Scalability, Distributed Computing, Exploitation techniques, Transaction Processing, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cyber Attacks, Endpoint Security, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Infrastructure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Software Documentation, Open Source Technology, R (Software), Plot (Graphics), Tidyverse (R Package), Package and Software Management, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Leaflet (Software), R Programming, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Technical Documentation, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Unit Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Scrum (Software Development), Software Technical Review, Agile Project Management, Agile Software Development, Software Quality Assurance, Usability Testing, User Research
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Total Seminars
Skills you'll gain: Security Controls, Malware Protection, Incident Response, Endpoint Security, Threat Management, Threat Detection, Incident Management, Information Technology Operations, Authentications, Hardening, Vulnerability Management, Security Testing, Security Management, Security Awareness, Security Engineering, Security Software, Human Factors (Security), Safety Standards, Operational Performance Management, Change Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Linux Foundation
Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, GitHub, CI/CD, Git (Version Control System), Continuous Integration, Collaborative Software, Continuous Deployment, Software Development Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Network Administration, Security Management, Firewall, Cyber Attacks, Network Monitoring, Cybersecurity, General Networking, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Protocols, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Wireless Networks, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Security, System Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, TCP/IP, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cloud Computing, Threat Detection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Anomaly Detection, AI Security, Fraud detection, Model Evaluation, Malware Protection, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Feature Engineering, Network Analysis, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Strategy, Classification Algorithms, Email Security, Network Security, Jupyter, Authentications, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: GitHub Copilot, Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Test Case, Responsible AI, Microsoft Visual Studio, Version Control, Code Review, Data Ethics, GitHub, Prompt Patterns, Microsoft Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, AI literacy, Software Versioning, AI Integrations, Risking, Software Development Tools, Project Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Design, User Experience Design, Database Theory, Usability, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Relational Databases, Software Visualization, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Security, Design Strategies, Security Software, Servers, Operating Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Functional Requirement, Requirements Analysis, Internet Of Things, Software Design Patterns, Systems Architecture, Android Development, Embedded Software, Application Frameworks, Interoperability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months