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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Methods, Data Ethics, Data Science, Probability, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure, Data Lakes, Databricks, Data Pipelines, Data Architecture, Apache Spark, Data Storage Technologies, Big Data, Cloud Storage, Data Infrastructure, Data Storage, Data Processing, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Integration, Event-Driven Programming, Extract, Transform, Load, Operational Databases, Real Time Data, System Monitoring
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Literacy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Prompt Engineering, Analytical Skills, Artificial Intelligence, Probability & Statistics, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment, Risk Modeling, Logistic Regression, Statistical Analysis, Performance Metric
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Query Languages, Spreadsheet Software, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Excel Formulas, Data Management, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Model Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Amazon Web Services, Applied Machine Learning, Amazon Redshift, Machine Learning Methods, Amazon S3, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cloud Computing, Model Evaluation, Forecasting, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Predictive Analytics, Data Preprocessing, Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Azure Synapse Analytics, Power BI, Databricks, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Data Warehousing, Data Architecture, Cloud Storage, Databases, Data Lakes, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Big Data, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Pipelines, Data Visualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Presentations, Interactive Data Visualization, Verbal Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Scatter Plots, Stakeholder Communications, Spatial Analysis, Trend Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, DevOps, Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Data Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Data Quality, Amazon Redshift, Cloud Computing, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Computing Architecture, Analytics, Data Transformation, Amazon S3, Scalability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Performance Testing, Scalability, Data Architecture, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Predictive Modeling, Performance Tuning, Microservices, Big Data, Software Engineering, Database Systems, Data Store, Model Evaluation
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Database Management Systems, Data Modeling, Database Design, Database Systems, Big Data, Unified Modeling Language, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Storage Technologies, Data Management, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Conceptual Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks