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.

Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Cryptography, File Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Microsoft Windows, Virtual Machines
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, AI Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Verification And Validation, Systems Architecture, Configuration Management, Systems Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Design, Reliability, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework, Systems Analysis, Systems Integration, Requirements Analysis, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Target Audience, Facebook, Driving engagement, Social Media Marketing, Customer Insights, Social Media, Social Media Management, Advertising, Marketing, Content Marketing, Performance Analysis, Content Creation, Digital Marketing, Performance Metric
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Amazon CloudWatch, File Systems, Data Migration, System Monitoring, Security Controls
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, DevOps, YAML, Continuous Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Authorization (Computing), Application Deployment, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Application Security, Authentications, Configuration Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cloud Infrastructure, Proxy Servers, Database Design
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Real Time Data, Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Dashboard, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Data Transformation, Scalability, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Web Components, LESS, Web Development, Semantic Web, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Scalability
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Scalability
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, SQL, Database Application, Data Access, Go (Programming Language), Database Management, Relational Databases, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Secure Coding, Application Security
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, AI Security, DevSecOps, Security Testing, Continuous Monitoring, CI/CD, Threat Detection, Secure Coding, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, DevOps, System Monitoring, Application Security, Continuous Integration, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Scripting, Unit Testing, Test Case, Prompt Engineering, Integration Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks