Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.

Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations, Data Persistence, Exploitation techniques, Persistence, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Scripting, Python Programming, Scripting Languages
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Data Preprocessing, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, Feature Engineering, Star Schema, Applied Machine Learning, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Exploitation techniques, Border Gateway Protocol, Malware Protection, Cybersecurity, Routing Protocols, TCP/IP, Internet Of Things, Network Security, Cyber Attacks, Threat Detection, Network Monitoring, Network Routing, Network Analysis, Cyber Risk, Network Protocols, Docker (Software), Containerization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, GIS Software, Geospatial Information and Technology, Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Market Dynamics, Business Planning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Financial Systems, Statistics, Banking Services, Bank Regulations, Financial Policy, Banking, International Finance, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Economics, Statistical Analysis
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Data Store, Data Storage, Data Storage Technologies, Query Languages, Vector Databases, Data Lakes, File Systems, Database Systems, SQL, Databases, Data Architecture, Cloud Storage, Data Warehousing, Amazon Web Services, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pragmatic AI Labs
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Rust (Programming Language), Google App Engine, Containerization, Cloud-Based Integration, Data Engineering, Cloud API, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Management, Multi-Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, Serverless Computing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud Services, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Theory, Database Management, Query Languages, Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Administration, Database Application, Database Development, Data Science, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Integrity
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Fine-tuning, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Model Training, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
SAS
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, SAS (Software), Data Access, Data Import/Export, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Reporting, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Requirements Analysis, Data Validation, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis Software, Data Preprocessing, Data Integration, Statistical Software, SQL
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Development, Google App Engine, Cloud Applications, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Services, Containerization, Cloud Platforms, API Design, Generative AI, Restful API, Cloud Storage, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Computing Architecture
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, LangChain, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic Workflows, Tool Calling, LangGraph, LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, Model Context Protocol, Generative AI, AI Security, Generative AI Agents, Vector Databases, OpenAI API, AI Integrations, Software Development
Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months