Network security courses can help you learn about firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption protocols. You can build skills in risk assessment, incident response, and vulnerability management. Many courses introduce tools like Wireshark for network analysis, Nessus for vulnerability scanning, and various security information and event management (SIEM) systems, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect networks from cyber threats.

Skills you'll gain: Apache Airflow, Virtual Networking, Amazon Web Services, Network Engineering, Network Architecture, Network Routing, Data Pipelines, Network Security, Microservices, Event-Driven Programming, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Public Key Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols, Exploitation techniques, Security Testing, Encryption, Technical Writing, Test Tools, Human Factors (Security), Technical Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), AI Security, Fraud detection, Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Reinforcement Learning, Model Optimization, Data Synthesis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Unix, Network Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, TCP/IP, Shell Script, Linux, OS Process Management, File Management, General Networking, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Network Administration, Linux Commands, File Systems, Network Routing, OSI Models, Computer Networking, Operating Systems
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Data Quality, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Data Pipelines, Verification And Validation, Test Automation, SQL, Failure Analysis, Dataflow, Data Modeling, Scalability, Root Cause Analysis, Metadata Management, Analytical Skills, Statistical Analysis
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Deployment, LLM Application, LangChain, Large Language Modeling, Microservices, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Architecture, Scalability, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing Architecture, API Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Prompt Engineering, Containerization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Python Programming, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Security Controls, CI/CD, Scalability, Data Security, Cloud Solutions, Network Troubleshooting, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Vulnerability Assessments, Key Management, Network Security, Incident Response, Solution Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Exploitation techniques, Penetration Testing, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Event Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability, Continuous Monitoring, Data Security, Network Security, Analysis, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, System Monitoring, System Configuration, Network Monitoring, Bash (Scripting Language), Scripting, Linux, Python Programming
Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Customer experience strategy (CX), Data Strategy, Business Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Data Literacy, Business Analytics, Internet Of Things, Cloud Computing, Scalability, Automation, Business Modeling, Technology Strategies, Strategic Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Innovation, Organizational Leadership, Business Metrics, AI Workflows
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Security, Cloud-Native Computing, Amazon S3, Network Architecture, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Integration, IT Automation, Virtual Networking, Cloud Solutions, Network Planning And Design, Data Storage, Cloud Platforms, AWS CloudFormation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Social Network Analysis, Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Unstructured Data, Statistical Machine Learning, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Analytics, Deep Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Model Training, Machine Learning Algorithms, Text Mining, Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Scientific Visualization, Statistical Methods
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Logistic Regression, Leaflet (Software), Data Visualization, Rmarkdown, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Version Control, Web Scraping, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Reporting, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleansing, Geospatial Information and Technology, Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Preprocessing, R (Software), Data Wrangling
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months