Data security courses can help you learn encryption techniques, risk assessment strategies, incident response planning, and compliance regulations. You can build skills in vulnerability management, threat detection, and secure coding practices. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention software, demonstrating how these skills are applied to protect sensitive information and maintain system integrity.

Skills you'll gain: Snowflake Schema, Data Pipelines, Apache Airflow, Data Security, Data Governance, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Kafka, Performance Tuning, Data Warehousing, Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services, Real Time Data, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, OSI Models, Network Monitoring, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, TCP/IP, General Networking, Local Area Networks, Network Analysis, Network Protocols, Network Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Network Administration, Networking Hardware, Network Switches
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Real Time Data, Data Processing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Transformation, Business Logic, SQL, Jupyter, Analytics, Cloud Storage
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Processing, Apache Hive, Data Integration, Apache Spark, PySpark, Serverless Computing, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Migration, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Leadership, Leadership Studies, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Structure, Leadership and Management, Leadership Development, Agile Product Development, Social Sciences, Ancient History
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Synthesis, Microsoft Excel, Infographics, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, ChatGPT, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Data Quality, Generative AI
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Dashboard, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Sharing, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Health Informatics, Natural Language Processing, Data Mining, Model Evaluation, Clinical Informatics, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Medical Terminology, Artificial Neural Networks, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Computer Programming Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Java, Public Cloud, Cloud API, Network Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Dataflow, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Big Data, Data Processing, Apache Spark, Model Deployment, Data Infrastructure, Real Time Data, Tensorflow, Data Migration, Data Warehousing, Data Architecture, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, Unstructured Data, Cloud Engineering
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Excel, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Data Manipulation, Sales, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Java, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Java Programming, Statistics
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours