Operating System Security Courses and Certifications

操作系统与虚拟化安全

13 ratings at Coursera

结合理论与工程实践，学习 Linux 操作系统与 Xen 系统虚拟化的安全机制、模型、架构及评测方法。

• Coursera
• 13 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Operating Systems: Overview, Administration, and Security

5732 ratings at Coursera

Compare Windows, Linux, and macOS file systems and administration: configure Defender firewall rules, manage users and permissions from the command line, and build VMs and Docker containers.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Learning Linux for LFCA Certification

1193 ratings at Coursera

Learn Linux from fundamentals through system management, securing systems with backups, redundancy and perimeter defense, and applying Linux in cloud and DevOps settings.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Advanced Cybersecurity Topics

Attack and defend systems at the deepest level: rootkits and kernel hooking, buffer overflows, race conditions, ROP, and privilege escalation mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Low Level Learning

Motherboard Exploits - Hardware-Level Security Vulnerabilities Beyond Your Operating System

Uncover how hackers exploit motherboard vulnerabilities beyond your OS and learn what limited defenses exist against these deep-level hardware attacks.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Career Certificate

Hardware and Operating System Foundations

171 ratings at Coursera

Master Windows and Linux features, management, and security: command-line tools, registry management, and system security protocols, aligned with industry certification objectives.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Career Certificate

Security: A Comprehensive Approach

36 ratings at Coursera

Learn to secure operating systems and cloud environments, covering hardware and OS foundations, cloud computing security, threat mitigation, and Infrastructure as a Service.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Edureka

Cyber Threats and Network Security Foundations

Analyze cyber threats and defend enterprise networks by mapping adversary TTPs with MITRE ATT&CK, simulating phishing, hardening operating systems, and detecting intrusions using Wireshark and Snort.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

CyberPatriot

Learn cybersecurity foundations for CyberPatriot: the CIA Triad, cyber ethics case studies, virtualization, and hardening Windows and Ubuntu with security tools and command-line configuration.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Security Fundamentals – Core Cybersecurity Essentials

Learn to secure systems and networks: apply the CIA triad and least privilege, set authentication and password policies, and deploy firewalls, VPNs, NAT, IPSec, and antivirus.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Linux Security Scripting and Certification Preparation

Secure Linux systems with firewalls, SSH, and GnuPG, run vulnerability audits, automate tasks with bash, sed, and awk, and prepare for LPI and Linux+ exams.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Operating Systems and Security

49 ratings at edX

This course focuses on the foundational concepts common to all operating systems and the unique aspects of Windows, Linux, and macOS.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Network Security and Management

Plan, configure, and maintain security for small and medium networks: cryptography, operating system hardening, virus defense, firewalls, intrusion detection, VPNs, and network attack prevention.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

IBM Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Learn cybersecurity tools and common cyberattacks, Windows, Linux and macOS security, compliance frameworks and governance, and database protection through roles, permissions and injection vulnerability handling.

• edX
• 19 weeks, 2-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $536.00
• 4 courses

Are you a current or aspiring IT security practitioner who needs a basic introduction to Linux? Take this course to master the Linux operating system and the tools it provides for securing your network environment.

• Cybrary
• 6-7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course