Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Oral Expression, Public Speaking, Persuasive Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Storytelling, Critical Thinking, Constructive Feedback, Cooperation, Motivational Skills, Driving engagement, Appeals, Non-Verbal Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Microsoft Azure, Serverless Computing, Cloud Development, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Platform As A Service (PaaS), Authentications, Cloud Applications, Cloud Deployment, Containerization, NoSQL, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Storage, Application Performance Management, Operational Databases, Encryption
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Command-Line Interface, Data Transformation, Data Processing, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integration, Data Management, Database Administration
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Application Performance Management, Event Monitoring, Query Languages, Analytics, Performance Tuning
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Network Troubleshooting, Continuous Deployment, Scalability, Cloud Infrastructure, Serverless Computing, Amazon CloudWatch, Load Balancing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: .NET Framework, Performance Tuning, Debugging, Performance Testing, C# (Programming Language), Data-oriented programming, Application Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Teradata SQL, JSON, Data Integration, Advanced Analytics, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Management, Natural Language Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Howard University
Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Linear Algebra, Regression Analysis, NumPy, Predictive Modeling, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Science, Data Visualization, Applied Mathematics, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Modeling, Jupyter, Data Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Mathematical Modeling, Algebra, Exploratory Data Analysis, Python Programming, Model Evaluation, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apache Cassandra, NoSQL, Data Store, Databases, Database Management Systems, Application Deployment, Database Architecture and Administration, Query Languages, Database Management, Data Storage, System Monitoring, Data Maintenance, Distributed Computing, Application Security, Data Modeling, Data Security, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Cloud Platforms, Cloud-Native Computing, CI/CD, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Service Management, Cloud Security, Containerization, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, OpenAI API, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, OpenAI, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Embeddings, Cloud Deployment, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Deployment, Tool Calling, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Vector Databases, Agentic systems, Prompt Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Responsible AI
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Webpack, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development Tools, Web Development, Javascript, Google Cloud Platform, Image Quality, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours