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.

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Assessment, Human Factors (Security), Incident Response, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Management, Authentications, Vulnerability Assessments, Governance, Disaster Recovery, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Awareness, Threat Management, Threat Detection, Enterprise Security, Security Controls, Network Security, Risk Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Wrangling, Data Presentation, Big Data, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Data Cleansing, Apache Hadoop, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Apache Hive, Data Mart, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Apache Spark, Data Science, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Human Factors (Security), Incident Response, Cyber Attacks, Security Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Governance, Disaster Recovery, Computer Security Incident Management, Threat Detection, Enterprise Security, Data Security, Cyber Governance, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Computer Security Awareness Training, Security Controls, Network Security, Risk Management, Social Skills, Business Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Storytelling, SQL, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Database Design, Data Security, Data Migration, Data Governance, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, Data Store, Data Management, Relational Databases, Databases, Data Architecture, Excel Formulas, Business Intelligence
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, AI literacy, Generative Model Architectures, Dashboard Creation, Interactive Data Visualization, Responsible AI, Data Synthesis, Data Literacy, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Model Evaluation
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Unit Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Modeling, Software Architecture, Responsible AI, Computer Vision, LangChain, Responsive Web Design, Generative AI, IBM Cloud, Data Ethics, Data Import/Export, AI Workflows, Python Programming, Software Development, Machine Learning, Data Science
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Plotly, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, SQL, Plot (Graphics), IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Analysis, Professional Networking, Analytics, Excel Formulas, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Microsoft Excel
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Simulations, Security Testing, Cyber Attacks, Security Controls, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Computer Vision, Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Model Optimization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Hugging Face, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Model Training, Fine-tuning, Generative AI, Embeddings, Supervised Learning, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence
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Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Oracle Cloud Applications, Metadata Management, Performance Tuning, Data Governance, Application Lifecycle Management, Performance Improvement, Security Controls, Release Management, Semantic Web, Service Level, Data Mapping, Business Administration, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Persistence, Change Control, Change Management, Data Validation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Endpoint Detection and Response, Threat Detection, Event Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Incident Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Continuous Monitoring, Security Controls, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Splunk, Network Analysis, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Document Management, Query Languages
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Systems Administration, Shell Script, Operating System Administration, Linux Servers, Web Servers, Apache, Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Linux Commands, File Systems, Nginx, Command-Line Interface, Unix, System Monitoring, Servers, Database Systems, Network Troubleshooting, Computer Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months