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Common reasons to study Cybersecurity online with the best classes from Coursera, edX, FutureLearn and Swayam include:
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MIT Sloan School of Management Digital Transformation. 6-Week Online Short Program via GetSmarter |
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Unlocking Information Security I: From Cryptography to Buffer Overflows
edX
4-6 hours a week
, 5 weeks long
4-6 hours a week
, 5 weeks long
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Cyber Security
Swayam
15 weeks long
15 weeks long
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Introduction to Cyber Security
Swayam
12 weeks long
12 weeks long
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Cryptography I
Coursera
23 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
23 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
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Unlocking Information Security II: An Internet Perspective
edX
4-6 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
4-6 hours a week
, 7 weeks long
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Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
Coursera
23 hours worth of material
, 11 weeks long
23 hours worth of material
, 11 weeks long
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Software Security
Coursera
17 hours worth of material
, 6 weeks long
17 hours worth of material
, 6 weeks long
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Introduction to Cyber Security
FutureLearn
3 hours a week
, 8 weeks long
3 hours a week
, 8 weeks long
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Privacy Law and Data Protection
Coursera
12 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
12 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Cybersecurity Fundamentals
edX
10-12 hours a week
, 8 weeks long
10-12 hours a week
, 8 weeks long
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Learn to Code online in 16 weeks, part-time via Udacity |
Flexible |
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Cryptography
Coursera
17 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
17 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
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CS 253 Web Security
YouTube
25 hours worth of material
25 hours worth of material
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Cybersecurity and Its Ten Domains
Coursera
23 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
23 hours worth of material
, 7 weeks long
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Healthcare Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance
Coursera
5 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
5 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Web Security Fundamentals
edX
4-6 hours a week
, 5 weeks long
4-6 hours a week
, 5 weeks long
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Cryptography and Hashing Overview
Coursera
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Security Governance & Compliance
Coursera
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Personnel & Third-Party Security
Coursera
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX
Coursera
20 hours worth of material
, 8 weeks long
20 hours worth of material
, 8 weeks long
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Computer Systems Security (Fall 2014)
MIT OpenCourseWare
30 hours worth of material
30 hours worth of material
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Windows Server Management and Security
Coursera
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
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University of Oxford, Said Business School Executive Leadership Programme. 8-Weeks. Online via GetSmarter |
Flexible |
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Proactive Computer Security
Coursera
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
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Cyber Threats and Attack Vectors
Coursera
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
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Introduction to Cybersecurity for Business
Coursera
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
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Principles of Secure Coding
Coursera
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Identifying Security Vulnerabilities
Coursera
13 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
13 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in C/C++Programming
Coursera
22 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
22 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Exploiting and Securing Vulnerabilities in Java Applications
Coursera
22 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
22 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Number Theory and Cryptography
Coursera
19 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
19 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Cloud Security Basics
Coursera
12 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
12 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Cloud Data Security
Coursera
10 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
10 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Cloud Application Security
Coursera
5 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
5 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern Strategic Change Management. 8-Week Online Program via GetSmarter |
Flexible |
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Cloud Top Ten Risks
Coursera
9 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
9 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
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IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts
Coursera
29 hours worth of material
, 6 weeks long
29 hours worth of material
, 6 weeks long
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Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks
Coursera
19 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
19 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Cybersecurity for Everyone
Coursera
21 hours worth of material
, 6 weeks long
21 hours worth of material
, 6 weeks long
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Cybersecurity for Data Science
Coursera
18 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
18 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
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Hacking and Patching
Coursera
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Design and Analyze Secure Networked Systems
Coursera
14 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
14 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Linux Server Management and Security
Coursera
13 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
13 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
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Detecting and Mitigating Cyber Threats and Attacks
Coursera
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
11 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
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Advanced System Security Topics
Coursera
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Cryptography and Information Theory
Coursera
7 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
7 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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MIT Sloan School of Management Digital Transformation. 6-Week Online Short Program via GetSmarter |
Flexible |
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Mathematical Foundations for Cryptography
Coursera
14 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
14 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Classical Cryptosystems and Core Concepts
Coursera
12 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
12 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
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Requirements Gathering for Secure Software Development
Coursera
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
9 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API
Coursera
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
15 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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Secure Networked System with Firewall and IDS
Coursera
8 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
8 hours worth of material
, 3 weeks long
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Symmetric Cryptography
Coursera
12 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
12 hours worth of material
, 5 weeks long
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Asymmetric Cryptography and Key Management
Coursera
8 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
8 hours worth of material
, 4 weeks long
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