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Data Security Courses

Data security courses can help you learn encryption techniques, risk assessment strategies, incident response planning, and compliance regulations. You can build skills in vulnerability management, threat detection, and secure coding practices. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention software, demonstrating how these skills are applied to protect sensitive information and maintain system integrity.


Popular Data Security Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    AWS IAM: The Cloud Engineer's Security Handbook

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Security Controls, User Accounts, Key Management, Encryption, Command-Line Interface

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

    Check Point Jump Start: Maestro Hyperscale Network Security

    Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Firewall, System Configuration, Security Management, Network Security, Network Administration, Network Monitoring, Virtualization

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    Data Analysis with Excel Pivot Tables

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Pivot Tables And Charts, Advanced Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Descriptive Analytics, Data Import/Export, Spreadsheet Software, Marketing Effectiveness, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Strategies, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Small Data, Data Wrangling, Data Transformation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    Automate Data Onboarding, Validate, and Govern

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Management, Data Strategy, Metadata Management, Data Architecture, Compliance Management, Data Storage Technologies, Data Integration, Cost Reduction, Data Maintenance, Data Processing, Information Privacy, Data Storage, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Quality, AI Enablement, Analytics, Extract, Transform, Load, Expense Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    Managing Security in Google Cloud en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Security Controls, Cloud Computing, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Firewall, Network Security, Virtual Networking, Multi-Factor Authentication, Load Balancing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
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    Free Trial
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    Pearson

    (SSCP) Systems Security Certified Practitioner: Unit 4

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Event Monitoring, Threat Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Management, Threat Detection, Risk Management Framework, Incident Response, Cyber Risk, Anomaly Detection

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google

    Make Data-Driven Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Data Presentation, Analytics, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
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    Free Trial
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    Whizlabs

    AWS: ML Workflows with SageMaker, Storage & Security

    Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, AWS Kinesis, Amazon Redshift, Cloud Security, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Model Deployment, Real Time Data, Feature Engineering, Data Storage, Data Security, Encryption, Key Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 8

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Application Security, Containerization, Threat Detection, Encryption, Infrastructure Security, Security Engineering, Network Security, Hardening, Scenario Testing, Continuous Monitoring, Virtual Networking, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, YAML

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google

    Google Data Analytics (DE)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Stakeholder Management, Rmarkdown, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Data Validation, Data Literacy, Ggplot2, Data Ethics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Interactive Data Visualization, Analytical Skills, Data Integrity, Dashboard, Data Synthesis, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Case Studies, Data Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of California San Diego

    Basic Data Processing and Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Web Scraping, Data Visualization Software, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Matplotlib, Data Import/Export, NumPy, Jupyter, JSON, Python Programming

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    200 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Bioconductor for Genomic Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Data Analysis Software, Big Data, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Software Installation, Data Import/Export

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    385 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • AWS IAM: The Cloud Engineer's Security Handbook: Packt
  • Check Point Jump Start: Maestro Hyperscale Network Security: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
  • Data Analysis with Excel Pivot Tables: Coursera
  • Automate Data Onboarding, Validate, and Govern: Coursera
  • Managing Security in Google Cloud en Français: Google Cloud
  • (SSCP) Systems Security Certified Practitioner: Unit 4: Pearson
  • Make Data-Driven Decisions: Google
  • AWS: ML Workflows with SageMaker, Storage & Security : Whizlabs
  • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 8: Pearson
  • Google Data Analytics (DE): Google

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