Linux security courses can help you learn system hardening, user access controls, network security protocols, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in configuring firewalls, implementing encryption techniques, and conducting security audits. Many courses introduce tools like iptables for firewall management, OpenSSL for encryption, and Wireshark for network analysis, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect systems from vulnerabilities and threats.

Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Threat Detection, Vulnerability Assessments, Technical Communication, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Management, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Management, Communication Strategies, Digital Forensics, Root Cause Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, AI Security, Large Language Modeling, Security Testing, Data Loss Prevention, Continuous Monitoring, Responsible AI, Threat Detection, System Monitoring, Personally Identifiable Information, Anomaly Detection, Data Security
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Continuous Monitoring
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Docker (Software), ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, AI Workflows, Development Environment, GitHub, Integrated Development Environments, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Git (Version Control System), Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Microsoft Azure, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Solutions, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Management, Solution Architecture, Data Governance, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, System Monitoring, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Key Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Business Process Automation, Automation, Robotic Process Automation, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, AI Security, Decision Making, Accountability, Data Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alibaba Cloud Academy
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Cloud Security, Cloud Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Command-Line Interface, Linux, Operating Systems, Software Installation, Systems Administration, System Configuration, Control Panels, General Networking, Cloud Management, File Systems, File Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Software Architecture, Software Design, Software Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Java Programming, Program Development, C# (Programming Language), Software Development, Software Development Methodologies, Requirements Analysis
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Security Controls, CI/CD, Computer Security Incident Management, Scalability, Data Security, Network Troubleshooting, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Vulnerability Assessments, Key Management, Network Security, Incident Response, Solution Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Security, Human Centered Design, Data Ethics, Model Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, AWS SageMaker
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machines, Cloud Management, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtualization, Application Deployment, Linux Administration, Linux, Web Applications, Node.JS, Javascript, MongoDB
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months