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.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Software Design Documents, Requirements Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Interviewing Skills, User Requirements Documents, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Storyboarding, Requirements Management, Functional Requirement, Goal Setting, Software Development Methodologies, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Agile Methodology, Business Requirements, Unified Modeling Language, Risk Management Framework, System Requirements
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Conceptual Design, Systems Design, Requirements Analysis, Systems Development Life Cycle, Requirements Elicitation, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Engineering Design Process, System Design and Implementation, Concept Of Operations, Configuration Management, Prototyping, System Requirements, Design Reviews, Verification And Validation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, Generative AI Agents, Responsible AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Google Workspace, AI Enablement, Google Cloud Platform, Customer experience improvement, Gemini, AI Product Strategy, AI Security, Productivity Software, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Technical Documentation, Performance Tuning, Large Language Modeling, Technical Writing, Configuration Management, Performance Testing, Data Maintenance, Benchmarking, Requirements Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Virtualization, IBM Cloud, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure Architecture, Computer Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Systems, Computer Hardware, Cryptography, System Configuration, Process Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Agentic systems, Human Resource Strategy, Scalability, Responsible AI, Solution Design, Procurement, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Image Analysis, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Application Development, Predictive Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Natural Language Processing, Text Mining, Python Programming, Classification Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Lakes, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, CI/CD, Database Design, Power BI, Data Pipelines, Data Management, Microsoft Azure, Real Time Data, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Microsoft Copilot, Cost Control, Data Modeling, Transact-SQL, SQL, Cloud Infrastructure
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Customer Engagement, Business-To-Consumer, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Integrated Marketing Communications, Program Management, Marketing Budgets, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, A/B Testing, Information Privacy, Data Security
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Paid media, Target Audience, Data Storytelling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Budgets, Order Fulfillment, Media Planning, Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Social Media Management, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Management, E-Commerce, Performance marketing, Marketing, Campaign Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Architecture, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols, Network Switches, Network Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Wireless Networks, Ansible, General Networking, Network Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Computer Networking, OSI Models, Local Area Networks, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Prompt Engineering, Amazon Web Services, Model Deployment, Supervised Learning, Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Data Preprocessing, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks