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Security Engineer

Build the skills needed to outsmart cyber threats. This Nanodegree teaches you how to secure infrastructure, assess vulnerabilities, and apply top industry practices to protect your organization from digital attacks.

  • Nanodegree Program
  • Intermediate
  • 90 hours
  • 4.7 (33)
  • Updated: Dec 25, 2025

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  • Unlimited access to hundreds of top-rated courses
  • Hands-on projects with expert feedback
  • Personalized career coaching and interview prep
  • Program Certificates

Skills you'll learn

91 skills

  • Static application security testing
  • Software development lifecycle
  • Owasp top-10
  • Logging
  • Access management

Prerequisites

4 prerequisites

Prior to enrolling, you should have the following knowledge:

  • Basic Linux
  • Computer networking basics
  • Windows operating system
  • Scripting

You will also need to be able to communicate fluently and professionally in written and spoken English.

Program Outline

  • 6 courses
  • 31 lessons
  • 4 projects

Program Instructors

4 instructors

Unlike typical professors, our instructors come from Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies and have demonstrated leadership and expertise in their professions:

Dev Badlu

VP of Product Innovation

Rod Soto

Principal Security Research Engineer, Splunk

Abhinav Singh

Engineer/Consultant, Amazon Web Services

Taylor Lobb

Head of Information Security, Clearwater Analytics

Dev Badlu

VP of Product Innovation

Rod Soto

Principal Security Research Engineer, Splunk

Abhinav Singh

Engineer/Consultant, Amazon Web Services

Taylor Lobb

Head of Information Security, Clearwater Analytics

Reviews

Average Rating: 4.7 (33 Reviews)

it's really informative and with this project I am really confident with my skills

Osama A.

Nov 7, 2022

Program is useful so far. I am learning about security as well as the ecosystem. So far my expectations are met. Project was reviewed in a timely manner. Thanks!

P D.

Mar 7, 2022

I am learning so much new concepts and techniques on network security. Giving network security as a service to corporate office is my dream and I hope finishing Security Engineer Nanodegree will provide a stepping stone and move me one step closer.

Sofwan I.

Mar 1, 2022

Very good! Over my expectations!!!

igor a.

Dec 19, 2021

I'm satisfied with the nanodegree and it's in line with my needs and expectations.

Philipe H.

Dec 15, 2021

Subscription · Monthly

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  • Hands-on projects with expert feedback
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  • Program Certificates

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