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.

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Natural Language Processing, Web Scraping, Databases, Data Processing, Social Sciences, Trend Analysis, Data Collection, Unstructured Data, Simulations, Big Data, Machine Learning, Computational Thinking, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Virtual Machines, Managed Services, Virtual Networking, Scalability, Servers
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Digital Forensics, Risk Management, Incident Response, Threat Management, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Cyber Security Policies, Secure Coding, Cybersecurity, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Security Assessment, Application Security, ISO/IEC 27001, Data Security, Malware Protection, Penetration Testing, Security Controls, Threat Detection, Compliance Management, Governance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, AI Security, API Testing, System Testing, Test Script Development, Context Management, Health Informatics, Performance Testing, Functional Testing, Business Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Dataflow, Big Data, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Data Migration, Data Lakes, Apache Hadoop, Identity and Access Management, Data Storage, Tensorflow, Cloud Storage, Data Infrastructure, AI Personalization, Advanced Analytics, AI Enablement, Scalability, Data Integration, Data Integrity, Data Processing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Tensorflow, Google Cloud Platform, Model Deployment, Data Preprocessing, Data Quality, Model Evaluation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Keras (Neural Network Library), Embeddings, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Data Processing, Logistic Regression, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, AI Enablement, Dataflow, Artificial Neural Networks
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Social Media, Text Mining, Cloud Computing, Unstructured Data, Big Data, Business Analytics, Data Science, Data Analysis, Geospatial Information and Technology, Internet Of Things, Deep Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Security Awareness, Computer Security Awareness Training, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Social Impact, Media and Communications, Personally Identifiable Information, Artificial Intelligence, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, TCP/IP, Network Monitoring, Network Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, Network Administration, Network Analysis, Cyber Security Assessment, Linux
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Embeddings, Transfer Learning, Large Language Modeling, Small Data, Fraud detection, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Tencent Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Solution Architecture, Serverless Computing, Cloud Services, Network Architecture, Microservices, Virtual Networking, API Gateway, Scalability, Load Balancing, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months