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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

    Cree Increíbles Diseños de Mercadeo usando Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Marketing Design, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Style Guides, Color Theory, Graphic and Visual Design, Branding, User Accounts

    4.5 stars, 149 reviews, Beginner, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.5 (149) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • P

    Packt

    IAPP AIGP Complete Training – AI Governance Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Top AI program
    Top AI program
    Category: New
    New
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Customer Insights: Quantitative Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Development, Design Thinking, Market Research, Revenue Forecasting, Market Opportunities, Quantitative Research, Customer Insights, User Research, Consumer Behaviour, Ideation, Market Analysis, Target Market, Forecasting, Innovation, Target Audience, Needs Assessment, Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making

    3.7 stars, 33 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 3.7 (33) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Skillshare

    Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 1: Editing & Color Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Adobe Photoshop, Color Theory, Image Quality, Adobe Creative Cloud, Post-Production, Editing, File Management

    4.5 stars, 12 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.5 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Oracle Database Administration from Zero to Hero

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Database Administration, Relational Databases, Database Management Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Import/Export, Database Theory, Patch Management, Memory Management, Database Systems, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Database Software, Database Management, Software Installation, Performance Tuning, Server Administration, Data Maintenance, Query Languages, User Accounts, System Configuration

    4.7 stars, 13 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (13) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    The CISO Masterclass

    Skills you'll gain: Security Strategy, DevSecOps, Budget Management, Leadership, Leadership Development, Performance Metric, Workforce Development, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Projet de programmation (en Java)

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design, Object Oriented Design, Java, Java Programming, Program Development, Computer Programming, Graphical Tools, User Interface (UI), Simulations

    4.8 stars, 24 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (24) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Cybersecurity Foundations: Threats Networks, and IoT Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Exploitation techniques, Border Gateway Protocol, Malware Protection, Cybersecurity, Routing Protocols, Internet Of Things, Network Security, Cyber Attacks, Threat Detection, Network Monitoring, Network Routing, Network Analysis, Cyber Risk, Network Protocols, Vulnerability Assessments, Docker (Software), Containerization

    4.8 stars, 8 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (8) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • A

    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Services for AI Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Amazon Web Services, AI Orchestration, Solution Architecture, AI Integrations, Artificial Intelligence, Data Quality, Model Optimization, Computer Vision, Fine-tuning, Scalability, Natural Language Processing, Data Pipelines

    4.6 stars, 24 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.6 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Design Thinking and Predictive Analytics for Data Products

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Statistical Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Modeling, Design Thinking, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Model Training, Regression Analysis, Data Processing, Model Optimization, Tensorflow, Logistic Regression

    4.5 stars, 124 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.5 (124) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Microsoft Project 2021 From Beginners to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Project, Earned Value Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Schedules, Resource Allocation, Calendar Management, Project Management Software, Microsoft Excel, Resource Utilization, Project Controls, Excel Macros, Project Performance, Resource Management, Timelines, Ad Hoc Reporting, Business Reporting, Resource Planning, Milestones (Project Management), Scheduling, Cost Management

    4.3 stars, 15 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.3 (15) · Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • L

    LearnQuest

    Angular 17

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Deployment, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, Application Frameworks, Frontend Performance, Data Transformation, Server Side, User Interface (UI), Dataflow, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Restful API, Code Reusability, Web Applications, Network Routing, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Web Development

    4.2 stars, 64 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.2 (64) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software security courses

  • Cree Increíbles Diseños de Mercadeo usando Canva: Coursera
  • IAPP AIGP Complete Training – AI Governance Mastery: Packt
  • Customer Insights: Quantitative Techniques: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 1: Editing & Color Basics: Skillshare
  • Oracle Database Administration from Zero to Hero: Packt
  • The CISO Masterclass: Packt
  • Projet de programmation (en Java): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Cybersecurity Foundations: Threats Networks, and IoT Protection: Johns Hopkins University
  • AWS Services for AI Solutions: Amazon Web Services
  • Design Thinking and Predictive Analytics for Data Products: University of California San Diego

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