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.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Decision Intelligence, Data Governance, AI Enablement, Health Informatics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Analytics, Clinical Informatics, Machine Learning Methods, Advanced Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, AI Integrations, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Decision Support Systems, Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SQL, Metadata Management, SAS (Software), Data Management, Data Maintenance, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Query Languages, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Google Cloud Platform, SQL, Dashboard, Big Data, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard Creation, Interactive Data Visualization, Applied Machine Learning, Data Access, Data Transformation, Query Languages, Machine Learning, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, Model Training, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Analytics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Data Sharing, Data Access, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Data Integration, Data Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Marketing Strategies, Customer Analysis, Gemini, Big Data, Forecasting, Customer Insights, Predictive Analytics, Marketing, Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Target Audience, Data Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Sales Prospecting, Revenue Forecasting, Campaign Planning, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Enablement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Skills you'll gain: Metadata Management, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Migration, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Data Import/Export, Apache Airflow, Data Sharing, Data Storage Technologies, Data Processing, Data Integration, IT Automation, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Data Store, Real Time Data
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Interactive Data Visualization, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Presentation, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Modeling, Performance Tuning, Model Optimization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Care, Health Informatics, Infectious Diseases, Data Collection, Analytics, Health Systems, Data Ethics, Data Quality, Decision Support Systems, Health Technology
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Data Loss Prevention, File Management, Google Cloud Platform, Data Access, Cloud Storage, Data Security, Data Management, Cloud Computing, Personally Identifiable Information, Unstructured Data
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Data Import/Export, Data Migration, Data Integration, MySQL, Relational Databases, Data Processing, Data Validation, Data Storage, File Management, File Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Store, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Data Capture, Unstructured Data, Cloud API, Cloud-Based Integration, Geospatial Information and Technology, Cloud Storage, AI Integrations, Cloud Deployment, Serverless Computing, Business Process
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours