Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Cybersecurity, Pedagogy, Data Security, Cryptography, Information Privacy, Encryption, Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Applications, Web Servers, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Hosting, Public Cloud, Automation
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Governance, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Strategy, Endpoint Security, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Cyber Security Assessment, Malware Protection, Network Security, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Firewall, Network Analysis, Encryption
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, FinTech, Emerging Technologies, Machine Learning, Financial Data, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Systems, Supervised Learning, Information Privacy, Entrepreneurship, Technology Strategies, Unsupervised Learning, Data Integrity, Distributed Computing, Data Management, Reinforcement Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Network Routers, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), TCP/IP, Network Protocols, General Networking, Network Security
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Cloud Deployment, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Google Cloud Platform
Advanced · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Storage, Serverless Computing, Scalability, File Systems
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Linux, Kubernetes, Network Architecture, Network Administration, Computer Networking, Docker (Software), TCP/IP, Network Routing, Containerization, Network Switches, Firewall, Network Protocols
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Management, Data Management
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Machine Learning Algorithms, Mathematical Theory & Analysis
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Data Import/Export, Data Lakes, Feature Engineering, Data Governance, Model Deployment, Real Time Data, Tensorflow, Apache Kafka, Data Warehousing, Apache Spark, Dashboard, Data Infrastructure, Big Data, Data Migration, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Unstructured Data
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months