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Information Security Courses

Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.


Popular Information Security Courses and Certifications


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    Google Cloud

    Cloud Security Risks: Identify and Protect Against Threats

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Threat Management, Vulnerability Management, Identity and Access Management, Data Security, Cloud-Native Computing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Authentications, Cloud Computing, Vulnerability Assessments, Multi-Factor Authentication, Data Governance, Personally Identifiable Information, Authorization (Computing), Infrastructure Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Containerization, Network Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Incident Response - Theory to Practice

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Networking in Google Cloud: Network Security - Español

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Security, Cloud Security, Proxy Servers, Google Cloud Platform, Firewall, Infrastructure Security, Network Monitoring, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Threat Detection, Identity and Access Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Security Best Practices in Google Cloud - Español

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, OAuth, Encryption, Cloud API, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Data Encryption Standard, Cloud Storage, Authentications, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Virtual Machines, Vulnerability Scanning, Key Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking Unix and Windows

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Cyber Security Assessment, Unix, Vulnerability Assessments, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, System Programming, Shell Script, Linux, Debugging, Linux Commands, Computer Architecture, Authentications

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Identity Access Management and Authentication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    GCP: Operations, Security, and Case Studies

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Deployment, Identity and Access Management, Data Loss Prevention, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scalability, Serverless Computing, Personally Identifiable Information, System Monitoring, Event-Driven Programming, Encryption, Real Time Data

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Comienza a usar Security Command Center Enterprise

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Detection, Vulnerability Management, Threat Management, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Management, Multi-Cloud, Risk Management Framework, Incident Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Getting Started with Security Command Center Enterprise

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Detection, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Threat Hunting, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Security, Multi-Cloud, Threat Management, Google Cloud Platform, Enterprise Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Managing Security in Google Cloud - Português Brasileiro

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Security Controls, Cloud Computing, Threat Management, Authorization (Computing), User Provisioning, Network Security, Threat Detection, Firewall, Public Cloud, Virtual Networking, Load Balancing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Fundamentals of Data Governance Ownership, Privacy, Security

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Data Security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Ethics, Data Management, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Security Strategy, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Data Integrity, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Encryption, Accountability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    CertNexus

    CFR: Security Assessment, Data Collection, and Log Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Intelligence Collection and Analysis, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Attacks, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Computer Security, Analysis, Network Analysis, Auditing, Data Analysis, Linux Commands, Data Collection, Correlation Analysis, Bash (Scripting Language), Windows PowerShell

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Cloud Security Risks: Identify and Protect Against Threats: Google Cloud
  • Cyber Security: Incident Response - Theory to Practice: Macquarie University
  • Networking in Google Cloud: Network Security - Español: Google Cloud
  • Security Best Practices in Google Cloud - Español: Google Cloud
  • Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking Unix and Windows : University of Colorado Boulder
  • Cyber Security: Identity Access Management and Authentication: Macquarie University
  • GCP: Operations, Security, and Case Studies: Whizlabs
  • Comienza a usar Security Command Center Enterprise: Google Cloud
  • Getting Started with Security Command Center Enterprise: Google Cloud
  • Managing Security in Google Cloud - Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud

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