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Software Security Courses

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.


Popular Software Security Courses and Certifications


  • C

    Coursera

    Advanced Relational Database and SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Presentation, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Development, Database Administration, Data Science

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    396 reviews

    Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    IBM

    Generative AI: Boost Your Cybersecurity Career

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), AI Security, Threat Modeling, Generative AI, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Malware Protection, Prompt Engineering, Anomaly Detection, Vulnerability Management, Artificial Intelligence

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    134 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Infosec

    OWASP Top 10 - Risks 6-10

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Authentications, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Data Integrity, System Monitoring, Patch Management, Server Side

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    62 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Vanderbilt University

    ChatGPT for Project Management: Execution, Tracking, Success

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Taking Meeting Minutes, Project Management, Calendar Management, Collaborative Software, Brainstorming, Meeting Facilitation, Report Writing, Management Reporting, Document Control

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    104 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Agile Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Engineering Management, Sprint Planning, Organizational Strategy, Software Development Methodologies, Project Management, Virtual Teams, Leadership

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    473 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    SkillUp

    Spring Framework for Java Development

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Application Security, Java, Model View Controller, Development Environment, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Apache Maven, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    32 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Power BI & Power Virtual Agents

    Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Dashboard, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Business Intelligence, Performance Analysis, Data Security, Microsoft Teams, Data Analysis Software, No-Code Development, Customer Engagement

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of California, Davis

    Quantitative Research

    Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Quantitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Market Research, Data Analysis, Marketing, Target Market, Market Analysis, Regression Analysis, Sample Size Determination, Quality Control

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    344 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of California San Diego

    Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Model Deployment, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Design Thinking, Web Scraping, Machine Learning Algorithms, Flask (Web Framework), Data Visualization Software, Data Validation, Machine Learning, Python Programming

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    251 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Introduction to Programming With C#

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Copilot, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Event-Driven Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    104 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Data Visualization Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Power BI, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Dashboard, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Intelligence, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Histogram

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    97 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    E

    Edureka

    Industrial Cybersecurity

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Malware Protection, Automation, Human Machine Interfaces

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    37 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Advanced Relational Database and SQL: Coursera
  • Generative AI: Boost Your Cybersecurity Career : IBM
  • OWASP Top 10 - Risks 6-10: Infosec
  • ChatGPT for Project Management: Execution, Tracking, Success: Vanderbilt University
  • Agile Project Management: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Spring Framework for Java Development: SkillUp
  • Power BI & Power Virtual Agents: Microsoft
  • Quantitative Research: University of California, Davis
  • Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics: University of California San Diego
  • Introduction to Programming With C#: Microsoft

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