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 Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Infrastructure Security, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Operations, Cyber Risk, Security Management, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Governance, Incident Response, Risk Management Framework, Technology Solutions, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Network Routers, Network Architecture, Networking Hardware, Network Administration, Network Routing, Computer Networking, Virtual Networking, General Networking, Network Switches, Command-Line Interface
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Persistence, Cloud Management, Continuous Deployment, Application Lifecycle Management, Cloud Deployment, Proxy Servers, Capacity Management, Application Deployment, Network Monitoring, CI/CD, Key Management, Software Versioning, Network Security, API Gateway, Identity and Access Management, Model Deployment, Security Controls, Disaster Recovery
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Docker (Software), Containerization, Linux, Devops Tools, Network Troubleshooting, Linux Servers, Linux Commands, Ansible, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Operating System Administration, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, System Configuration, Remote Access Systems, Multi-Factor Authentication, Network Protocols, Network Security, Hardening
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, IT Security Architecture, Security Testing, Single Sign-On (SSO), Data Security, Contingency Planning, User Provisioning, Cryptography, Network Security, Application Security, Information Systems Security, Cryptographic Protocols, Asset Protection, Cloud Security, Computer Security Incident Management, Digital Assets, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Incident Response, Risk Management Framework, Risk Management
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Hibernate (Java), API Design, Development Testing, Verification And Validation, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Object-Relational Mapping, Maintainability, Secure Coding, Data Persistence, Application Frameworks, Authorization (Computing), Application Design, YAML, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Endpoint Security, Business Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Management, Cyber Governance, Security Controls, Data Governance, Security Management, User Provisioning, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Continuous Monitoring, IT Automation, Threat Detection, Automation, Configuration Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Palo Alto Networks
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Security, DevSecOps, Cloud Computing, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Technologies, IT Security Architecture, Application Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Security, Cloud Services, Data Security, Docker (Software), Software As A Service, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Containerization, Data Centers, Vulnerability Scanning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, TCP/IP, Scripting, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Network Monitoring, Network Analysis, Network Security, Network Protocols
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Dashboard Creation, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Data Import/Export, Identity and Access Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Data Integration, Data Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Infrastructure, Data Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Data Warehousing, Capacity Planning, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Security, Disaster Recovery, Capacity Management, Terraform, Data Security, Site Reliability Engineering, Problem Management, Solution Architecture, Resource Management, Business Continuity Planning, Performance Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Threat Detection, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), IT Automation, Automation, Event Monitoring, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Anomaly Detection, Cybersecurity, Data Analysis Software, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks