Cloud security courses can help you learn about risk management, data protection strategies, compliance frameworks, and identity and access management. You can build skills in threat detection, incident response, and implementing security protocols across various cloud environments. Many courses introduce tools such as AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center, and Google Cloud Security Command Center, showing how these tools support the skills you develop in safeguarding cloud infrastructure and ensuring data integrity.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Local Area Networks, Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Digital Communications, OSI Models, Network Protocols, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Planning And Design, Network Security, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Network Infrastructure, Network Performance Management, Wireless Networks, Graph Theory, Telecommunications, Software-Defined Networking, Algorithms, System Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Modeling, Penetration Testing, Threat Detection, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cryptography, Security Testing, Application Security, Encryption, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Scanning, AI Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Exploitation techniques, Test Planning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Kubernetes, Distributed Computing, Load Balancing, Multi-Cloud, Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform, Microservices, Network Routing
Advanced · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Google Cloud Platform, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Threat Modeling, Incident Response, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Business Risk Management, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Operating Systems, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Computer Security Incident Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Debugging, File I/O, Linux, SQL
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, Network Security, TCP/IP, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Virtual Networking, Wide Area Networks, Network Protocols, General Networking, Network Routers, Network Troubleshooting, Linux, Virtualization, Kubernetes, Load Balancing, Data Centers, Network Switches, Terraform
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Storage, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Google Cloud Platform, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Analytics, Query Languages, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: System Configuration, Public Cloud, Identity and Access Management, Managed Services, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, SQL
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: IT Service Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Responsible AI, NIST 800-53, Information Technology, Regulatory Compliance, Auditing, Cybersecurity, Compliance Management, ISO/IEC 27001, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Security Controls, Artificial Intelligence, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Risk Management, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Azure Active Directory, Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Active Directory, Infrastructure Security, Virtual Networking, Multi-Factor Authentication, Cloud Storage, Virtualization, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Application Performance Management, Network Security, Disaster Recovery
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months