Application Security courses can help you learn secure coding practices, threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in risk analysis, secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) integration, and penetration testing techniques. Many courses introduce tools like OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, and static analysis tools, showing how these resources are used to identify and mitigate security risks in applications.

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Restful API, API Design, Web Applications, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Security, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Data Access, Dependency Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Application Security, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Web Applications, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Video Game Development, Computer Programming Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Science
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Public Safety and National Security, International Relations, Social Studies, Security Strategy, Cultural Diversity, Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Intelligence Collection and Analysis, Policy Development, World History
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Grafana, System Monitoring, Prometheus (Software), Application Performance Management, DevOps, Continuous Monitoring, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, Kubernetes, Microservices, Debugging, Distributed Computing, Data Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Browser Compatibility, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Development Tools, Front-End Web Development, Usability, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience Design, Javascript
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic Claude, Web Applications, Tool Calling, GitHub, Web Development, Real Time Data, Debugging, Generative AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), API Gateway, Servers, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, Video Game Development, Middleware, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), OSI Models, Wide Area Networks, Network Troubleshooting, TCP/IP, Wireless Networks, Cloud Computing, Network Routing, Routing Protocols, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Threat Detection, Threat Management, Network Performance Management, Network Switches, Network Planning And Design, Network Administration, Network Protocols
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Data Structures, Application Security, System Programming, Programming Principles, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, TCP/IP, Network Switches, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Protocols, Network Security, Network Routing, Network Troubleshooting, Network Administration, Computer Networking, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Border Gateway Protocol, Network Performance Management, Firewall, Proxy Servers, Encryption, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Computer Programming, Data Storage, User Interface (UI), Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Exploitation techniques, Cyber Operations, Python Programming, Data Access, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Scripting, Network Protocols, User Accounts
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks