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      ISC2

      Risk Management and Risk Assessment in a Healthcare Setting

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Monitoring, Medical Privacy, Risk Management, Health Information Management, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Risk Mitigation, Information Privacy, Security Management, Risk Analysis, Patient Safety, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Systems Security, Security Controls, Data Security, Regulatory Compliance, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Rust for DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Containerization, CI/CD, Docker (Software), DevOps, Jenkins, Rust (Programming Language), Prometheus (Software), System Monitoring, JSON, Command-Line Interface, Shell Script, Automation, System Programming, Software Testing, GitHub

      4.1
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      C++ Object Basics: Functions, Recursion, and Objects

      Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C and C++, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Documentation, Computer Science

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      165 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Edinburgh

      How to Create Video for Online Courses

      Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Videography, Storyboarding, Video Editing, Post-Production, Media Production, Educational Materials, Content Creation, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Developing Training Materials, Editing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      230 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Communicating Business Analytics Results

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Presentations, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Reporting, Data Analysis, Analysis, Technical Communication, Case Studies, Communication

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      518 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Programming in Scala Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, User Interface (UI), Heat Maps, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Real Time Data, Big Data, Geospatial Mapping, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Apache Spark, Spatial Data Analysis, Web Applications

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      547 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Ley de protección de datos. Conoce tus derechos

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Governance, Data Sharing, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Informed Consent, Risk Management Framework

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      140 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Cybersecurity Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Network Architecture, General Networking, Endpoint Security, Malware Protection, System Monitoring, Incident Response, Email Security, Operating Systems, Identity and Access Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SkillUp

      Product Management: Foundations & Stakeholder Collaboration

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Product Management, New Product Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Competitive Analysis, Product Planning, Product Strategy, Business Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Market Analysis, Communication, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Communication, Team Building, Leadership

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      302 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Business Intelligence and Competitive Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Competitive Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, Data Storytelling, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Business Analysis, Performance Analysis, Benchmarking, Value Engineering, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Root Cause Analysis, Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      239 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      Database Design and Operational Business Intelligence

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Decision Support Systems, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Database Design, Business Intelligence, Dashboard, Star Schema, Relational Databases, Database Management, Data Visualization Software, Snowflake Schema, Data Visualization, Business Reporting, Database Management Systems, SAS (Software), Data Modeling, Interactive Data Visualization, SQL, Data Mart

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      235 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Evaluating Designs with Users

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, User Experience Design, User Experience, UI/UX Research, User Research, Test Case, Usability, Human Computer Interaction, Test Planning, Interviewing Skills

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      298 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Risk Management and Risk Assessment in a Healthcare Setting: ISC2
    • Rust for DevOps: Duke University
    • C++ Object Basics: Functions, Recursion, and Objects: Codio
    • How to Create Video for Online Courses: The University of Edinburgh
    • Communicating Business Analytics Results: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Functional Programming in Scala Capstone: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Ley de protección de datos. Conoce tus derechos: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Cybersecurity Concepts: Packt
    • Product Management: Foundations & Stakeholder Collaboration: SkillUp
    • Business Intelligence and Competitive Analysis: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

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