Data security courses can help you learn encryption techniques, risk assessment strategies, incident response planning, and compliance regulations. You can build skills in vulnerability management, threat detection, and secure coding practices. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention software, demonstrating how these skills are applied to protect sensitive information and maintain system integrity.

Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, z/OS, Mainframe Computing, Mainframe Technologies, Relational Databases, File I/O, File Management, Data Management, Databases, Database Management Systems, File Systems, Computer Programming Tools, Data Storage, Data Access, Programming Principles, Command-Line Interface, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Cloud Engineering, Data Management, Data Integration, DevOps, Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Data Infrastructure, Data Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud-Native Computing, Devops Tools, Data Quality, Data Processing, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Computing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cloud Computing Architecture
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, MySQL, SQL, JSON, Scripting, Data Persistence, Scripting Languages, Database Development, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Operational Databases, Database Software, Query Languages, Data Store, Database Management, Databases, Data Import/Export, Data Capture, Spatial Analysis, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Python Programming, Algorithms, Data Manipulation, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Data Processing, Data Dictionary, Computer Programming, Text Mining
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Apache Spark, Data Synthesis, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Wrangling, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Big Data, Data Science, Jupyter, People Analytics
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Manipulation, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Import/Export, Data Wrangling, Jupyter, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Transformation, Plot (Graphics), Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Memory Management, Sampling (Statistics)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Transformation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Query Languages, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Methods, Data Presentation, Ad Hoc Reporting, Continuous Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Probability & Statistics, Supervised Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Box Plots, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Science, Statistical Programming, Histogram, Statistical Analysis, Database Application, Database Software, Integrated Development Environments, Python Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Histogram, Statistical Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Statistical Inference, Predictive Analytics, Probability, Model Evaluation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Governance, Data Visualization, Digital Transformation, Data Presentation, Real Time Data, Google Cloud Platform, Data Modeling, Business Transformation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Synthesis, Data Management, Data Warehousing, Pivot Tables And Charts, Ad Hoc Reporting, Performance Tuning, Business Intelligence Software
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Databricks, Apache Spark, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Data Lakes, Model Training, Machine Learning Methods, Data Processing, Deep Learning, Data Transformation, Model Deployment, Data Pipelines, Data Manipulation, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Storytelling, Data Collection, Data Quality, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, R (Software), Communication, Digital Marketing, Health Care
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks