Security certification courses can help you learn risk assessment, incident response, network security principles, and compliance standards. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and implementing security policies effectively. Many courses introduce tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, showing how these tools are applied in real-world security scenarios to protect sensitive information and systems.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Excel Formulas, Process Flow Diagrams, Business Process Modeling, User Story, Business Requirements, Stakeholder Management, Data Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Software Development Life Cycle, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Quality Management, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Visio, Power BI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Business Analysis, Scrum (Software Development), Data Analysis
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Local Area Networks, Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Digital Communications, OSI Models, Network Protocols, Communication Systems, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Planning And Design, Network Security, Network Architecture, General Networking, Computer Networking, Network Infrastructure, Network Performance Management, Wireless Networks, Telecommunications, Software-Defined Networking, Algorithms
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Closure, Agile Project Management, Product Roadmaps, Project Management, Agile Software Development, Backlogs, Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Scope Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Project Controls, Project Risk Management, Project Planning, Project Schedules, Project Scoping, Project Estimation, Project Implementation, Waterfall Methodology, Project Performance
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, Relational Databases, Amazon DynamoDB, Application Deployment, Database Management Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Operational Databases, Amazon Redshift, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, AWS Kinesis, Data Security, Serverless Computing, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Disaster Recovery
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Firewall, Network Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Hardening, Cybersecurity, Exploit development, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Analysis, Linux, System Configuration, Virtual Machines, Operating Systems
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Security Controls, Threat Detection, Google Cloud Platform
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Audit Planning, Service Level Agreement, Data Governance, Systems Development Life Cycle, Data Loss Prevention, Security Testing, Network Security, Software Development Life Cycle, IT Management, Systems Development, Incident Management, Problem Management, Database Management Systems, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Cryptography, Cloud Management, Software Development Methodologies, Auditing, Risk Management Framework, Internal Controls
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Threat Detection, Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Linux Administration, Incident Response, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Bash (Scripting Language), Network Troubleshooting, Anomaly Detection, Information Systems Security, Cyber Security Policies, Network Analysis
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Identity and Access Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Security, Network Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Authentications, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Multi-Factor Authentication, Cloud Security, Network Administration, Load Balancing, Amazon CloudWatch, Containerization, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Email Security, Web Analytics and SEO, Apache, Public Key Infrastructure, User Accounts, Control Panels, Data Security, Encryption, Web Servers, PHP (Scripting Language), System Configuration, Performance Tuning, Server Administration, Authentications
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks