Data privacy and security courses can help you learn data protection regulations, risk assessment techniques, incident response strategies, and encryption methods. You can build skills in analyzing vulnerabilities, implementing security measures, and ensuring compliance with laws like GDPR and CCPA. Many courses introduce tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention software, demonstrating how these skills are applied to safeguard sensitive information and maintain organizational integrity.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, OAuth, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Application Security, Cloud Storage, Authorization (Computing), Data Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Data Encryption Standard, Key Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Information Systems Security, Security Management, Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF), Network Security, Cyber Risk, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Information Assurance, Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, SQL
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Endpoint Security, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Endpoint Detection and Response, Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Cyber Operations, Threat Management, Microsoft Copilot, Malware Protection, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), AI Security, Microsoft Azure, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Computing, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Anomaly Detection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, MongoDB, IBM Cognos Analytics, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, NoSQL, Big Data, IBM DB2, PySpark, Data Pipelines, Apache Airflow, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Databases, Data Architecture, Database Design, Relational Databases, SQL, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Science, Data Collection, Data Visualization Software, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Machine Learning, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Data Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Statistical Methods, Algorithms, Data Structures, Data Visualization
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Whizlabs
Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, AWS Kinesis, Data Integration, Data Lakes, Business Intelligence, Apache Hive, Apache Spark, Amazon Web Services, Extract, Transform, Load, Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Real Time Data, Applied Machine Learning, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Serverless Computing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Network Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Identity and Access Management, Authentications, Firewall, Cloud Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Active Directory, Authorization (Computing), Security Management, Virtual Networking, Kubernetes, Data Security, Data Access, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Application Security, Virtual Machines, Database Architecture and Administration
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Data Integrity, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Quality, Dataflow, Technical Communication, Personally Identifiable Information, Compliance Auditing, Jira (Software), Regulation and Legal Compliance, Project Planning, Data Storage, Process Analysis, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Authentications, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Authorization (Computing), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Firewall, Virtual Networking, Data Security, Load Balancing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Databricks, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Dashboard, PySpark, SQL, Apache Spark, Pandas (Python Package), Data Management, Data Transformation, Version Control
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Databases, Big Data, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours