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      Microsoft

      Cybersecurity Threat Vectors and Mitigation

      Skills you'll gain: Encryption, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Threat Management, Security Strategy, Authentications, Threat Detection, Network Security, Authorization (Computing), Cryptography, Data Security, Active Directory, Identity and Access Management, Firewall, Multi-Factor Authentication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      304 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Network Analysis, Network Protocols, Open Source Technology

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      LPIC-2 Linux Engineer (202-450)

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Web Servers, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Email Security, Linux, Nginx, Apache, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Operating System Administration, Server Administration, Active Directory, System Configuration, Proxy Servers, Network Security, Firewall, File Management, Identity and Access Management, Authentications

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      CCNA 200-301 Version 1.1: Unit 6

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Security Management, Authentications, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Local Area Networks, Security Awareness, Network Switches, Authorization (Computing), Command-Line Interface

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Next-Generation Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention

      Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Management, Firewall, Incident Response, Network Security, Threat Detection, Network Monitoring, Information Systems Security, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Cybersecurity Case Studies and Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Penetration Testing, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Security Awareness, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Data Security, Malware Protection, Email Security, Exploitation techniques, Network Security, Fraud detection, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 4

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Incident Response, Security Controls, Computer Security Incident Management, Data Security, Identity and Access Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Security, Security Management, Network Security, Encryption, Vulnerability Management, Data Management, Patch Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Becoming a Linux Server Admin

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, TCP/IP, Security Controls, Service Management, File Management, SQL, User Accounts

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      AWS Cloud Support Associate

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Command-Line Interface, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, Root Cause Analysis, Amazon DynamoDB, Customer Relationship Building, Network Troubleshooting, Amazon Web Services, Customer Relationship Management, Software Architecture, IT Automation, Linux Commands, Cloud Computing, Linux, Web Applications, Information Technology, Customer Service, Software Development

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-003: Unit 5

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Practical Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Scanning, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), SQL

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Generative AI for Cybersecurity Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), ChatGPT, Threat Modeling, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Malware Protection, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Anomaly Detection, Vulnerability Management, Image Quality, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Incident Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Cybersecurity Threat Vectors and Mitigation: Microsoft
    • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 2: Pearson
    • LPIC-2 Linux Engineer (202-450): Packt
    • CCNA 200-301 Version 1.1: Unit 6: Pearson
    • Next-Generation Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention: LearnQuest
    • Cybersecurity Case Studies and Capstone Project: IBM
    • CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 4: Pearson
    • Becoming a Linux Server Admin: Packt
    • AWS Cloud Support Associate: Amazon Web Services
    • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-003: Unit 5: Pearson

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