Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: digital literacy, Social Media, Facebook, Instagram, Data Ethics, Information Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Investment Management, Asset Management, Credit Risk, Mortgage Loans, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Estimation, Capital Markets, Financial Modeling, Risk Modeling, Portfolio Risk, Regression Analysis, Market Liquidity, Futures Exchange, Risk Management, Actuarial Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Bash (Scripting Language), Version Control, Jupyter, Linux Commands, Git (Version Control System), Shell Script, Linux, Web Scraping, Linux Administration, Data Manipulation, MySQL, Microservices, AWS SageMaker, SQL, JSON, Cloud Engineering, Python Programming, Big Data, Data Science
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Data Warehousing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Governance, Looker (Software), Data Transformation, Data Management, Cloud Storage, Big Data, Real Time Data, Data Migration, Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Pipelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, Tensorflow, Artificial Intelligence, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, Big Data, Machine Learning, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, MongoDB, Docker (Software), Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, Scalability, Cloud Deployment, NoSQL, Google Cloud Platform
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Snowflake
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, LLM Application, Data Engineering, Data Manipulation, Snowflake Schema, Large Language Modeling, Model Deployment, Data Warehousing, Unstructured Data, Embeddings, Cloud Development, SQL, Natural Language Processing, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Tensorflow, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Keras (Neural Network Library), Natural Language Processing, Applied Machine Learning, Text Mining
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Structures, Data Import/Export, Exploratory Data Analysis, Programming Principles, Jupyter, Integrated Development Environments
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Looker (Software), Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Visualization Software, Big Data, Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Import/Export, Data Pipelines, Business Intelligence, Jupyter, Data Analysis, Google Sheets, Query Languages, Google Cloud Platform
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Network Troubleshooting, Technical Support and Services, Problem Management, Event Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Debugging, System Monitoring, Servers
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Process Management, Global Marketing, Business Process, Business Process Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Brand Management, Leadership and Management, Financial Analysis, Marketing, People Management, Team Leadership, Strategic Marketing, Organizational Change, Leadership, Inventory Accounting, Business Strategy, Financial Management, Data Analysis
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months