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.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Accounting, Data Management, Internal Controls, Internal Auditing, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Auditing, General Accounting, Financial Auditing, Fraud detection, Data Quality, Data Integrity, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Analytics, GitHub, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Webpack, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development Tools, Web Development, Javascript, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Data Literacy, AI literacy, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Analytics, Prompt Engineering Tools, Version Control, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Analysis, LLM Application, Software Versioning, Data Collection, Data Management, GitHub, Technical Support
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Data Storage Technologies, Data Store
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Processing, Data Architecture, Big Data, Data Transformation, Analytics, Data Import/Export, Data Collection, Managed Services
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, API Gateway, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Cloud Hosting, Control Panels, Google Cloud Platform
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Empathy, ChatGPT, Active Listening, Data Ethics, Decision Making, Stress Management, Mindfulness, Consumer Behaviour, Responsible AI, Emotional Intelligence, Goal Setting, Prompt Engineering, Health And Wellness Coaching, Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Communication, Psychology, Generative AI
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Generative AI, Anomaly Detection, Text Mining, Advanced Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Unstructured Data, AI Workflows, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Forecasting, Model Evaluation, Data Quality
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Whizlabs
Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Networking, Application Programming Interface (API), Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Network Routing, Cloud Deployment, Scalability, Frontend Performance, Capacity Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Istio, Microservices, Containerization, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Application Deployment, Software Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Application Performance Management, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Hosting, Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Management, Managed Services, Performance Testing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours