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Learn software security principles for protecting applications. Understand how to identify vulnerabilities, implement security measures, and perform security testing.

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    IBM

    Software Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Behavior-Driven Development, Risk Management, Release Management, Test Driven Development (TDD), Application Deployment, Stakeholder Management, Data Validation, Software Testing, CI/CD, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Systems Analysis, Software Systems, Product Lifecycle Management, Systems Thinking, Data Modeling, Process Flow Diagrams, Business Process Automation, Digital Transformation

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Cloud Security on AWS

    Skills you'll gain:

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Vanderbilt University

    Generative AI Software Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Personalization, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Engineering, Software Development Tools, Software Development, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    7.5K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM DevOps and Software Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Istio, Linux Commands, Agile Software Development, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Kubernetes, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), DevOps, Grafana, Software Engineering, Data Import/Export, Application Development

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    62K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Application of AI

    Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Detection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Fraud detection, Cybersecurity, Applied Machine Learning, Malware Protection, Threat Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Neural Networks, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data-Driven Decision-Making

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to Software Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, JUnit, Verification And Validation, Unit Testing, Test Case, Test Automation, Development Testing, Test Planning, Code Coverage, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Testability, Integration Testing, Test Data, Issue Tracking

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    805 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Software Testing and Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cucumber (Software), Software Testing, Selenium (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), JUnit, Verification And Validation, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Security Testing, Regression Testing, Test Case, Testability, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Performance Testing, Development Testing, Test Planning, Acceptance Testing, Software Quality Assurance

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    978 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Software Product Management

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, Project Planning, Requirements Elicitation, Sprint Retrospectives, Requirements Management, Functional Requirement, Business Requirements, Sprint Planning, Software Development Methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle, Scrum (Software Development), Product Requirements, Software Technical Review, Backlogs, Risk Management Framework, Product Management, Project Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts

    Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Network Security, Computer Security, Application Security, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Security Awareness, Cyber Attacks, Encryption, Data Security, Cryptography, Security Management, Authorization (Computing), Threat Management, Firewall, Network Administration, Authentications, Threat Detection, Hardening, Malware Protection

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    26K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Software Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Tools, Software Testing, Test Automation, Software Development, DevSecOps, Application Security, CI/CD, Natural Language Processing, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Architecture, Image Quality, Machine Learning

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    9.1K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Network Security

    Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Malware Protection, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, TCP/IP, Network Infrastructure, Infrastructure Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Protocols, Load Balancing, Firewall, Vulnerability Assessments, General Networking, Authorization (Computing), Web Applications, Authentications

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    709 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Generative AI Course in Software Testing and Documentation

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Test Automation, Generative AI, Software Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Test Case, Security Testing, Secure Coding, Full-Stack Web Development, Technical Documentation, Natural Language Processing

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Software Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance Strategies : IBM
  • Cloud Security on AWS: Edureka
  • Generative AI Software Engineering: Vanderbilt University
  • IBM DevOps and Software Engineering: IBM
  • Cyber Security: Application of AI: Macquarie University
  • Introduction to Software Testing: University of Minnesota
  • Software Testing and Automation: University of Minnesota
  • Software Product Management: University of Alberta
  • IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts : Google
  • Generative AI for Software Developers: IBM

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