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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Microsoft Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Entry, Productivity Software, Data Manipulation, Expense Management, Budgeting, Inventory Management System, Data Management, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Business Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Starweaver

      Fundamentals of Business Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis, Project Scoping, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Communications, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Management, Change Management, Performance Analysis, Project Performance, Business Development, Quality Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      87 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northwestern University

      Social Marketing Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Budgeting, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Planning, Performance Measurement, Campaign Management, Business Planning, Market Analysis, Customer Engagement, Planning

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      366 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Splunk Inc.

      Splunk Search Expert 101

      Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Ad Hoc Reporting, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Processing, Big Data, Data Science, Query Languages, Analysis, Incident Response, Business Process Automation, Business Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      217 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google Cloud

      Recommendation Systems on Google Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Google Cloud Platform, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      481 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Cryptography and Information Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols, Encryption, Key Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Security, Theoretical Computer Science

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      525 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      System Hacking, Malware Threats, and Network Attacks

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Malware Protection, Penetration Testing, Threat Detection, Threat Management, Cyber Attacks, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Information Systems Security, Security Awareness, Human Factors (Security), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Network Protocols

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Minnesota

      Black-box and White-box Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Testability, Test Case, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Acceptance Testing, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Test Automation, JUnit, Requirements Analysis, Java Programming

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      113 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of California San Diego

      Internet of Things: How did we get here?

      Skills you'll gain: Telecommunications, Internet Of Things, Wireless Networks, Emerging Technologies, Digital Communications, General Networking, Network Protocols, Network Infrastructure

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      1.1K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      NLP: Twitter Sentiment Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Probability & Statistics, Pandas (Python Package), Natural Language Processing, Data Processing, Statistical Modeling, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      369 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Exploratory Data Analysis With Python and Pandas

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, NumPy, Statistical Analysis, Python Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      439 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Cost Accounting

      Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operational Performance Management, Performance Management, Accounting, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Product Knowledge, Product Strategy

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      200 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Introduction to Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network
    • Fundamentals of Business Analysis : Starweaver
    • Social Marketing Capstone Project: Northwestern University
    • Splunk Search Expert 101: Splunk Inc.
    • Recommendation Systems on Google Cloud: Google Cloud
    • Cryptography and Information Theory: University of Colorado System
    • System Hacking, Malware Threats, and Network Attacks: Packt
    • Black-box and White-box Testing: University of Minnesota
    • Internet of Things: How did we get here?: University of California San Diego
    • NLP: Twitter Sentiment Analysis: Coursera Project Network

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