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: Big Data, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Data Collection, Data Science, Data Warehousing, Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Apache Spark, Data Lakes, Data Visualization Software, Relational Databases, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistics, R (Software), Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Box Plots, Data Visualization Software, Histogram, Probability, Probability Distribution
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Quantitative Research, Data Validation, Data Integrity, Data Collection, Quality Assurance, Data Processing, Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data Access, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Threat Detection
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Storyboarding, Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Infographics, Data Ethics, Data Literacy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Drive Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Multiple educators
Skills you'll gain: Apache Airflow, Data Modeling, Data Pipelines, Data Storage, Data Architecture, Requirements Analysis, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Query Languages, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Lakes, Amazon Web Services, File Systems, Apache Spark, Database Systems, Feature Engineering, Data Integration, AWS Kinesis, Data Management
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Anomaly Detection, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Big Data, Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Exploratory Data Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Analysis, Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Algorithms, Bayesian Statistics, Artificial Neural Networks, Scalability
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Scalability, Data Processing, Data Science, Distributed Computing, Unstructured Data, Data Infrastructure, Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Store, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Data Governance, Apache Hadoop, Relational Databases, Apache Spark, Data Lakes, Databases, SQL, NoSQL, Data Security, Data Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Data Modeling, Jupyter, Data Collection, Business Analysis, Data Science, Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Software Development Methodologies, Data Processing, Business Requirements, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Data Quality, Data Transformation, User Feedback, Feature Engineering, Stakeholder Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Informed Consent, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Data Governance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Big Data, Responsible AI, Intellectual Property, Data Analysis, Social Studies, Sampling (Statistics)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Statistical Programming, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Software, Data Collection, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Ggplot2, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization Software, R Programming, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Data Analysis, Histogram, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Methods
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks