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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Policy Analysis, Case Studies, Political Sciences, Data Analysis, Responsible AI, Public Policies, Analytics, Model Evaluation, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, R Programming, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Real Time Data, Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Dashboard, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Data Transformation, Scalability, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, Apache Hive, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Strategic Decision-Making, Apache Spark, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Analysis, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Maintenance, Operating System Administration, iSCSI Configuration, System Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Product Promotion, Account Management, Social Media Content, E-Commerce, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Payment Systems
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Model Deployment, Prompt Patterns, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI API, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI, Application Deployment, Embeddings, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), User Provisioning, Verification And Validation, User Accounts, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Test Case, Secure Coding, Data Structures
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Deployment, DevOps, Cloud-Native Computing, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Networking, Virtualization, Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Cloud Security, Continuous Integration, Cloud Storage, Business Continuity, Cost Management
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Agentic systems, Data Ethics, Agentic Workflows, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Ethics, AI Workflows, AI Security, AI Orchestration, Applied Machine Learning, Health Technology, AI Personalization, Health Systems, Solution Design, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Solution Architecture, Systems Analysis, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Storage, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Scalability
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Collaborative Software, Team Oriented, Database Administration, Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Client Support, Data Access, Dashboard, Management Reporting, Customer Support, Administration, Data Visualization, Business Reporting, Scheduling, Auditing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Unix, Unix Commands, Shell Script, Linux, Linux Administration, Authorization (Computing), System Configuration, Operating System Administration, User Accounts, Security Controls, File Management, Identity and Access Management, Systems Administration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks