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: Shiny (R Package), Cloud Deployment, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Cloud Applications, Statistical Visualization, Application Deployment, UI Components, Server Side, Dashboard Creation, Performance Tuning, R (Software), Dashboard, User Interface (UI), Application Lifecycle Management, Web Applications, Authentications, Application Development, R Programming, Data Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Facility Management, Event Management, Legal Risk, Contract Management, Facility Operations, Events and Conferences, Calendar Management, People Analytics, Performance Analysis, Financial Data, Business Analytics, Driving engagement, Analytics, Data Management, Data Literacy, Scheduling, Data Analysis, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regulation and Legal Compliance
★ 4.7 (46) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Data Access, Database Software, Database Design, Relational Databases, Problem Solving
★ 4.6 (335) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Entry, Microsoft Office
★ 4.5 (31) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Sales Presentations, Sales Presentation, Data Visualization, Productivity Software, Design
★ 4.4 (17) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Surveys, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Analysis, Demography, Public Administration, R (Software), Policy Analysis, Public Policies, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Analytics, Data Transformation, Programming Principles, Data Manipulation
★ 4.5 (60) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Integration, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Power BI, PySpark, Apache Spark, Data Quality, Data Store, Data Governance, Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, API Gateway, Scalability, Software Architecture, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Management, Distributed Computing, Data Architecture, Databases, Software Design, API Design, Database Management, Data Persistence, Restful API, Software Design Patterns, GraphQL, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Matplotlib, Text Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (17) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Excel Formulas, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Data Processing, AI Integrations, Debugging, AI Workflows, Microsoft Excel, Automation, Data Analysis, SQL
★ 4.5 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Analysis, Seaborn, Exploratory Data Analysis, Analytics, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Matplotlib, Data Storage, Pandas (Python Package), Big Data, Data Science, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, NumPy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Pandas (Python Package), Plot (Graphics), NumPy, Data Cleansing, Data Structures, Scientific Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Predictive Analytics, Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Debugging, Scatter Plots, Data Manipulation, Code Reusability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Simulations, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis
★ 4 (98) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months