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.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Threat Management, Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Security, Multi-Cloud, Threat Detection, Google Cloud Platform, Enterprise Security, Change Requests
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Threat Management, Security Controls, Data Loss Prevention, Data Security, Vulnerability Management, Threat Detection, Event Monitoring, Malware Protection, IT Automation, Continuous Monitoring, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, System Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
CertNexus
Skills you'll gain: Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Data Storytelling, Stakeholder Engagement, Machine Learning Algorithms, Presentations, Data Presentation, Stakeholder Communications, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Training, Model Optimization, Web Applications, Continuous Deployment, Project Closure, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Solution Delivery, Data Visualization, Data Science, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, LangGraph, Generative AI, LangChain, Agentic Workflows, Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, UI Components, AI Security, Vector Databases, Large Language Modeling, Application Security, User Interface (UI) Design, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Embeddings, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, R Programming, R (Software), Data Processing, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Text Mining, Correlation Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Madecraft
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Reporting, Technical Communication, Data Ethics, Data Collection, Data Science, Data Quality, Sampling (Statistics), Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Code Reusability, Data Validation, Stakeholder Communications, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, Stakeholder Engagement, Model Evaluation, Critical Thinking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Data Manipulation, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Data Structures, Python Programming, Microsoft Development Tools, Data Analysis Software, Package and Software Management, Virtual Environment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Restful API, Web Services, JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Network Protocols, Extensible Languages and XML, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Access, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Python Programming, Software Installation, Development Environment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Statistical Reporting, Data-Driven Marketing, Analytics, Data Analysis, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Data Processing, Analytics, Data Pipelines, Databricks, Apache Spark, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Real Time Data, Data Store, Data Transformation, Scheduling, Data Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Enterprise Architecture, Metadata Management, Data Science, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Data Processing, Data Security, Cloud Storage, Containerization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months