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.

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Virtual Networking, Authentications, Cloud Applications, Authorization (Computing), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), User Accounts, Network Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Model Deployment, Keras (Neural Network Library), Feature Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Jupyter, Machine Learning Methods, Deep Learning, Data Preprocessing, Embeddings
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, R (Software), Data Import/Export, R Programming, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Plotly, Data Visualization, Web Scraping, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Statistical Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Load Balancing, Containerization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Firewall, Network Security, Threat Detection, Infrastructure Security, Virtual Networking, Cloud Security, Cyber Security Policies, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Data Loss Prevention, Google Cloud Platform, Data Access, Cloud Storage, Data Security, Data Management, Cloud Computing, Personally Identifiable Information, Unstructured Data
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Network Administration, Software Installation, System Configuration, Servers, Virtual Machines
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Organizational Effectiveness, Scalability, Organizational Change, Technical Consulting, Operational Efficiency, Technology Strategies, Performance Measurement, Procurement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Deepseek, Hugging Face, Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, AI Personalization, ChatGPT, Deep Learning, Open Source Technology, AI Enablement, Model Deployment, Business Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Analytical Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Business Process Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Wide Area Networks, Network Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Security, Data Governance, Generative AI Agents, Metadata Management, Data Ethics, Interoperability, Data Store, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Embeddings, Taxonomy, Data Storage, Data Processing, Large Language Modeling, Machine Learning, Zero Trust Network Access, Agentic systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months