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    • E

      Emory University

      Understanding Violence

      Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Conflict Management, Public Safety and National Security, International Relations, Social Justice, Mental Health, Sociology, Mental and Behavioral Health, Social Sciences, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Media and Communications, Trauma Care, Biology

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      278 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      S

      Scrimba

      AI Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Image Analysis, OpenAI, Cloud Applications, Generative AI, Application Deployment, API Gateway, Cloud Hosting, Generative AI Agents, ChatGPT, Cloud Security, User Interface (UI), Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Environment, Open Source Technology, Performance Testing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, JavaScript Frameworks

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      175 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • P

      Packt

      An Introduction to Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Penetration Testing, Unix, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Application Security, Information Systems Security, Network Analysis, Web Applications, Command-Line Interface, Virtual Machines, Web Servers

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Files and directories in the Linux filesystem

      Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Linux, Linux Commands, File Management, Linux Administration, Operating Systems, Unix, Command-Line Interface

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Y

      Yale University

      America's Written Constitution

      Skills you'll gain: Court Systems, Case Law, Political Sciences, Public Safety and National Security, Social Studies, Civil Law, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Governance

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
      ·
      453 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Foundations of Healthcare Systems Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Systems Engineering, Health Technology, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care, Systems Integration, Systems Analysis, System Requirements, System Testing, Requirements Analysis, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      283 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • O

      O.P. Jindal Global University

      Power and Foreign Policy in International Relations

      Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Diplomacy, Political Sciences, World History, Policy Analysis, Economics, Governance, Security Strategy

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      285 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      G

      Google Cloud

      API Security on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

      Skills you'll gain: OAuth, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Security Controls, Application Security, Network Security, Data Security, JSON, Identity and Access Management, Threat Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      835 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Alberta

      Reviews & Metrics for Software Improvements

      Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Scrum (Software Development), Software Technical Review, Code Review, Agile Project Management, Software Quality Assurance, Agile Methodology, User Story, Debugging, Issue Tracking, Requirements Analysis, Usability Testing, User Research, Data-Driven Decision-Making

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.7K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      K

      Kennesaw State University

      Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things

      Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Policies, Mobile Security, Security Awareness, Wireless Networks, Information Privacy, Data Security, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Security, Risk Management Framework

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      2.2K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      G

      Google Cloud

      Security in Google Cloud 日本語版

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Cloud Security, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Services, Data Loss Prevention, Generative AI, Cloud Storage, Containerization, Application Development, Network Infrastructure, Security Management, Cloud Computing, Malware Protection, Continuous Monitoring

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      707 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      G

      Google Cloud

      Preparing for your Professional Data Engineer Journey

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Data Storage, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Data Infrastructure, Data Management, Data Migration, Data Warehousing, Data Strategy, Automation, Data Security

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
      ·
      1K reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Understanding Violence: Emory University
    • AI Engineering: Scrimba
    • An Introduction to Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Packt
    • Files and directories in the Linux filesystem: Coursera Project Network
    • America's Written Constitution: Yale University
    • Foundations of Healthcare Systems Engineering: Johns Hopkins University
    • Power and Foreign Policy in International Relations: O.P. Jindal Global University
    • API Security on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform: Google Cloud
    • Reviews & Metrics for Software Improvements: University of Alberta
    • Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things: Kennesaw State University

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