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Data Security Courses

Data security courses can help you learn encryption techniques, risk assessment strategies, incident response planning, and compliance regulations. You can build skills in vulnerability management, threat detection, and secure coding practices. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention software, demonstrating how these skills are applied to protect sensitive information and maintain system integrity.


Popular Data Security Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Wireshark for Security: Detect Network Anomalies

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Detection, Anomaly Detection, Network Security, General Networking, Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Real Time Data, Security Strategy, Network Analysis, Network Protocols, Data Capture

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Whizlabs

    Microsoft Copilot: Power Platform & Security Best Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft 365, AI Enablement, Threat Detection, Compliance Management, AI Security, Workflow Management, Automation, Incident Response

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fractal Analytics

    Fractal Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Database Design, Data Manipulation, Data Presentation, Power BI, Data Visualization, Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Human Centered Design, Storyboarding, SQL, Machine Learning, Problem Solving, Python Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    519 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Universiteit Leiden

    Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Management Framework, Safety and Security, Threat Management, Case Studies, Public Safety and National Security, Cybersecurity, Incident Management, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Systems Thinking, Governance

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    467 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Security and Privacy in TOR Network

    Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Information Systems Security, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Proxy Servers, Information Privacy, Servers, Web Servers, Network Routing, Cloud Hosting

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Clinical Data Models and Data Quality Assessments

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Clinical Data Management, Database Design, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Data Integration, Health Informatics, Relational Databases, SQL

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    66 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Irvine

    Data Storytelling

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Heat Maps, Data Integrity

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

    Skills you'll gain: Azure Active Directory, Data Security, Multi-Factor Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Cloud Security, Active Directory, Threat Modeling, Security Strategy, Data Storage, Database Architecture and Administration, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure Security, Kubernetes, Continuous Monitoring, Web Applications, Cyber Governance, System Monitoring, Network Security, Authentications

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    141 reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Collection, Data Storytelling, Data Cleansing, Statistical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, R Programming, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    1.2K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Ball State University

    Data Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Ggplot2, Interactive Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, R (Software), R Programming, Data Storytelling, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Manipulation

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    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    Python Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Manipulation, Jupyter, Matplotlib, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Data Visualization, Programming Principles, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization Software, Python Programming, Scripting

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    238 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    VMware

    Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX

    Skills you'll gain: NSX-T Network Virtualization, Virtual Networking, Virtualization, Network Architecture, Disaster Recovery, Software-Defined Networking, Network Security, Business Continuity Planning, IT Automation, Firewall, Network Routing, Business Transformation, Application Security, Hybrid Cloud Computing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    464 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data security courses

  • Wireshark for Security: Detect Network Anomalies: Coursera
  • Microsoft Copilot: Power Platform & Security Best Practices: Whizlabs
  • Fractal Data Science: Fractal Analytics
  • Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World: Universiteit Leiden
  • Security and Privacy in TOR Network: University of Colorado System
  • Clinical Data Models and Data Quality Assessments: University of Colorado System
  • Data Storytelling: University of California, Irvine
  • Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500): Microsoft
  • Data Science Capstone: Johns Hopkins University
  • Data Visualization: Ball State University

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