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    Learn essential Linux commands for managing systems. Understand command-line operations, scripting, and system administration tasks.

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      Packt

      Pentesting Fundamentals for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Scanning, Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Metasploit, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Virtual Machines, Technical Documentation, Microsoft Windows, Windows PowerShell, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Malware Analysis and Introduction to Assembly Language

      Skills you'll gain: Malware Protection, Exploitation techniques, Exploit development, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Security Assessment, Application Security, Threat Detection, Virtual Machines, Code Review, Debugging, System Programming, Scripting, Windows PowerShell, Virtual Environment, Linux, File Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      83 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Raspberry Pi Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Hardware Design, Electronic Hardware, Schematic Diagrams, Electronics, Computer-Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Communication Systems, Remote Access Systems, 3D Modeling, Linux, Digital Communications, Serial Peripheral Interface, Electronic Components, Simulation and Simulation Software, Electrical Engineering, Web Applications, Internet Of Things, Systems Of Measurement, Data Processing, Data Science

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      91 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Comprehensive Cloud Computing Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Linux, Ubuntu, Operating System Administration, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Scalability, Cloud Security, Servers, Web Servers, Apache, Firewall, PHP (Scripting Language)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Infosec

      Introduction to Cybersecurity Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Network Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Services, General Networking, Linux, Windows PowerShell, Virtual Machines

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      500 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap: Network Scanning

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Operating Systems

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      70 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      IBM

      Monitoring and Observability for Development and DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Grafana, System Monitoring, Prometheus (Software), Application Performance Management, DevOps, Continuous Monitoring, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, Kubernetes, Microservices, Debugging, Distributed Computing, Data Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      91 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      LearnQuest

      Oracle SQL Proficiency

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Oracle Databases, PL/SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Design, Databases, Data Modeling

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      159 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Getting Started with Rstudio

      Skills you'll gain: Interactive Data Visualization, Software Installation, Package and Software Management, R Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Cloud Development, Cloud Hosting

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      143 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Codio

      Containers in the Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Ansible, Containerization, Ubuntu, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Management, Devops Tools, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Firewall, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Security Controls, Unix, Bash (Scripting Language), Amazon Web Services, Linux, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

      3.1
      Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

      Check Point Jump Start: Harmony Endpoint Security

      Skills you'll gain: Endpoint Security, Threat Detection, Malware Protection, Security Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Remote Access Systems, Zero Trust Network Access, Application Deployment, Network Protocols, Software Installation, Systems Architecture, Linux

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Wireshark for Beginners: TCP IP Protocol Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Network Monitoring, OSI Models, Network Security, Web Servers, Network Analysis

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Pentesting Fundamentals for Beginners: Packt
    • Malware Analysis and Introduction to Assembly Language: IBM
    • Raspberry Pi Projects: Johns Hopkins University
    • Comprehensive Cloud Computing Foundations: Packt
    • Introduction to Cybersecurity Foundations: Infosec
    • Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap: Network Scanning: Coursera Project Network
    • Monitoring and Observability for Development and DevOps: IBM
    • Oracle SQL Proficiency: LearnQuest
    • Getting Started with Rstudio: Coursera Project Network
    • Containers in the Cloud: Codio

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