Software security courses can help you learn secure coding practices, vulnerability assessment, threat modeling, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in risk analysis, penetration testing, and implementing security protocols across various software environments. Many courses introduce tools like static and dynamic analysis software, intrusion detection systems, and security frameworks, showing how these tools enhance your ability to protect applications from potential threats.

EC-Council
Skills you'll gain: Digital Forensics, Network Security, Incident Response, Cryptography, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Application Security, Cyber Security Policies, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Threat Detection, Network Monitoring, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Malware Protection, Mobile Security, Identity and Access Management, Internet Of Things, Risk Analysis, Web Applications
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, JUnit, Verification And Validation, Unit Testing, Test Case, Test Automation, Development Testing, Test Planning, Test Tools, White-Box Testing, Code Coverage, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Test Script Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Test Data, Technical Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Systems Architecture, Web Services, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Code Review, Product Family Engineering, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Java
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Program Development, Code Reusability, Software Development, Object Oriented Design, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Software Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Risk, AI Integrations, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Threat Modeling, Security Strategy, Data Ethics, Security Engineering, Threat Detection, Data Governance, Data Security, Exploitation techniques, Security Management, Information Privacy, Emerging Technologies, Model Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Git (Version Control System), Software Development Methodologies, JUnit, Systems Development Life Cycle, Requirements Analysis, Version Control, Application Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Full-Stack Web Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), SQL, Software Development, Restful API, Database Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Decision Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Java Programming, Generative AI
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Security Management, Cyber Attacks, Cryptography, Cyber Security Policies, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Cyber Risk, ISO/IEC 27001, Threat Management, Risk Management Framework, Security Controls, Data Integrity
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Project Risk Management, Requirements Analysis, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Kanban Principles, Risk Management, Requirements Elicitation, Sprint Retrospectives, Functional Requirement, Sprint Planning, Software Development Methodologies, Agile Product Development, Software Development, Risk Analysis, Scrum (Software Development), Software Technical Review, Risk Management Framework, Product Management, Project Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Acceptance Testing, System Testing, Functional Testing, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Quality Assurance, Behavior-Driven Development, Unit Testing, Issue Tracking, Test Data, Test Case, Browser Compatibility, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Root Cause Analysis, Regression Testing, Quality Assurance and Control, Test Tools, Quality Assessment, Quality Management Systems
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Generative AI Agents, ChatGPT, Software Design Documents, Software Design, LLM Application, AI literacy, AI Integrations, Software Architecture, Agentic Workflows, Continuous Integration, Model Evaluation, Software Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Security, Software Engineering, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Unit Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, Object-Relational Mapping, OpenShift, Istio, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Node.JS, Cloud Infrastructure, Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Server Side, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Cloud Computing, Data Ethics, Data Import/Export, Software Development
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Infrastructure Security, Network Infrastructure, Network Monitoring, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, IT Security Architecture, Firewall, Authorization (Computing), Cybersecurity, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Identity and Access Management, Security Controls, Malware Protection, Network Model, Exploitation techniques, Authentications
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks