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.

Eindhoven University of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Human Factors, Psychology, Environmental Science, Aesthetics, Safety Standards, Environmental Issue, Research, Technical Standard, Safety and Security
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Project Planning, No-Code Development, Microsoft 365, Requirements Analysis, Application Development, Application Lifecycle Management, Power BI, Business Logic, Microsoft Copilot, Solution Delivery, Microsoft Teams, Governance, Development Environment, Microsoft PowerPoint, Data Integration, Software Development, Microsoft Outlook, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Threat Modeling, Network Security, Cloud Security, Network Administration, Cloud Computing, Security Controls
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Embeddings, Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Deep Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Artificial Neural Networks, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Hunting, Splunk, Threat Detection, Jupyter, Anomaly Detection, Cybersecurity, Data Analysis, Data Science, Applied Machine Learning, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Pandas (Python Package), Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Unsupervised Learning, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Network Routing, Web Servers, Scalability, Servers, System Configuration, Virtual Networking
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Version Control, Jenkins, CI/CD, DevOps, Software Development Tools, Software Versioning, Microsoft Copilot, Software Development, Security Controls, Code Review
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Performance Tuning, Operational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Patch Management, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Virtual Machines, Data Maintenance, Scalability, Software Installation, Server Administration, Load Balancing, Transaction Processing, System Configuration, Application Performance Management, Disaster Recovery, Data Storage, Network Administration, Linux
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Analytics, R Programming, Google Sheets, Health Informatics, Predictive Modeling, Automation, Data Manipulation, GitHub, Gmail, Git (Version Control System), Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Project Management Software, Technical Communication, Technical Product Management, Performance Metric, Agile Project Management, Data Analysis, Project Management, Analytics, Stakeholder Communications, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Machine Learning, Large Language Modeling, R Programming, Data Visualization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Google Workspace, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Enterprise Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: File Systems, File Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Storage, Kubernetes, Data Storage, Cloud Management
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours