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.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Interactive Data Visualization, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Data Integration, Unsupervised Learning, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Metadata Management, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: Artifactory, Application Security, Application Deployment, Vulnerability Scanning, CI/CD, Package and Software Management, Continuous Integration, DevSecOps, Continuous Deployment, Release Management, Security Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, DevOps, GitHub, Vulnerability Management, Docker (Software), Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Security, LLM Application, Threat Detection, Endpoint Detection and Response, Threat Modeling, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Threat Hunting, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, Incident Response, Cyber Governance, Cyber Security Strategy, Data Ethics, Cyber Operations, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Technology Strategies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments, Business Continuity, Risk Analysis, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Security Assessment, Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Threat Detection, Disaster Recovery, Business Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Communication Planning, Agile Project Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Scoping, Project Management, Project Schedules, Project Coordination, Project Planning, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Feasibility Studies, Requirements Analysis, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Systems, Public Health, Health Information Management, Research Design, Systems Analysis, Scalability, Technical Communication, Data Quality
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillUp
Skills you'll gain: Personally Identifiable Information, Cybersecurity, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Data Security, Threat Detection, Data Loss Prevention, Incident Response, Data Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Management, Data Storage, Data Integrity, Data Ethics, Regulation and Legal Compliance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Expense Management, Application Development, Database Application, Data Visualization, Business Process Automation, Chart.js, Python Programming, Data Modeling, Data Security, GitHub, Javascript, Git (Version Control System)
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Software, Statistics, R (Software), Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Probability, R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Data Manipulation, Histogram, Taxonomy, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), API Testing, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Behavior-Driven Development, JSON, Restful API, Apache Maven, Test Tools, Test Case, JUnit, Test Script Development, Security Testing, Test Automation, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Data, Scalability, Java Programming, Software Testing, Java
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, System Monitoring, Virtual Machines, Cloud Management, Event Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Cloud Platforms
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Google Cloud Platform, Remote Access Systems, Data Processing, Cloud Storage, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Pipelines, Data Sharing, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing, Data Transformation, Security Software, Process Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours