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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Data Privacy, Ethics, and Responsible AI

      Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Responsible AI, Personally Identifiable Information, Legal Technology, Data Security, Data Ethics, Large Language Modeling, Cybersecurity, Business Ethics, Data Governance, Prompt Engineering, Cyber Attacks, Legal Risk, Data Loss Prevention, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Generative AI, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Analysis, Governance

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002)

      Skills you'll gain: Public Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, Cost Management, Compliance Management, Risk Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnKartS

      Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance

      Skills you'll gain: Business Risk Management, Risk Management, Cyber Governance, Penetration Testing, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Vendor Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Security Management, Cyber Risk, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Policies, Security Strategy, Compliance Management, Cybersecurity, Regulatory Requirements, Security Controls, Security Awareness

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Cambridge

      User experience design

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Storytelling, Design, User Centered Design, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Public Speaking, Design Research, Usability Testing, Empathy, Creativity, Collaboration

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      (SSCP) Systems Security Certified Practitioner

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Continuous Monitoring, Public Key Infrastructure, Security Management, Business Continuity Planning, Cryptography, Endpoint Security, Disaster Recovery, Computer Security Incident Management, Encryption, Network Security, Authentications, Mobile Security, OSI Models, System Monitoring, Investigation, Security Controls, Security Strategy, Risk Analysis

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Cisco Software-Defined Wan for Enterprise & Cloud: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Wide Area Networks, Network Architecture, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Infrastructure, Network Planning And Design, Network Routing, Network Security, Network Administration, Network Performance Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Cisco Software-Defined Wan for Enterprise & Cloud: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, Wide Area Networks, Software-Defined Networking, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Routing, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Architecture, Border Gateway Protocol, Network Performance Management, Network Protocols

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900)

      Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams, Collaborative Software, Security Controls, Endpoint Security, Cloud Solutions, Zero Trust Network Access, Microsoft Office, Cloud Computing, Information Privacy

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      AWS Developer: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Secure Coding, Amazon Web Services, Authentications, Data Security, Cloud Security, Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure, Key Management, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SkillUp

      Data Privacy and Protection

      Skills you'll gain: Personally Identifiable Information, Cybersecurity, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Data Security, Threat Detection, Data Loss Prevention, Incident Response, Data Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Management, Data Storage, Data Integrity, Data Ethics, Regulation and Legal Compliance

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pittsburgh

      Data Visualization: Fundamentals to Interactive Storytelling

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Spatial Analysis, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Network Model, Dashboard, Matplotlib, Infographics, Heat Maps, Seaborn, Geospatial Information and Technology, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Network Analysis, Geospatial Mapping

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

      Check Point Jump Start: Quantum Spark Network Security

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Firewall, Threat Detection, Network Administration, Endpoint Security, Network Monitoring, Security Controls, System Configuration, Network Troubleshooting, Security Management, UI Components, Email Security, Active Directory

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public policy courses

    • Data Privacy, Ethics, and Responsible AI: Coursera Instructor Network
    • CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002) : Packt
    • Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance: LearnKartS
    • User experience design: University of Cambridge
    • (SSCP) Systems Security Certified Practitioner: Pearson
    • Cisco Software-Defined Wan for Enterprise & Cloud: Unit 1: Pearson
    • Cisco Software-Defined Wan for Enterprise & Cloud: Unit 3: Pearson
    • Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900) : Packt
    • AWS Developer: Unit 2: Pearson
    • Data Privacy and Protection: SkillUp

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