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.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Firewall, Cloud Computing, Virtual Networking, VPN Clients, Google Cloud Platform, Network Administration, Command-Line Interface, General Networking, Network Security, Kubernetes
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Whizlabs
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Virtual Networking, Network Architecture, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Load Balancing, Network Routing, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Network Security, Amazon S3, Data Migration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Facebook, Social Media Content, Online Advertising, Marketing, Digital Advertising, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Team Oriented, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Data Security, Web Content, Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Information Privacy, Computer Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Remote Access Systems, Linux Commands, System Configuration, Computer Hardware, Networking Hardware, Embedded Systems, Python Programming, Operating Systems, File Management, Peripheral Devices, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, Payment Systems, Distributed Computing, Network Model, Transaction Processing, Emerging Technologies, Virtual Machines, Verification And Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Cloud Management, Security Management, System Monitoring, Infrastructure Architecture, Solution Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Instructional Design, Innovation, Education Software and Technology, Learning Theory, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Text Mining, Artificial Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Classification Algorithms, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Network Architecture, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Data Ethics, R Programming, Surveys, Informed Consent, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Regression Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Logistic Regression
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, Enterprise Application Management, ChatGPT, AI Workflows, Generative AI, Development Environment, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Systems Architecture, Model Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Process Optimization, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks