Network security courses can help you learn about firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption protocols. You can build skills in risk assessment, incident response, and vulnerability management. Many courses introduce tools like Wireshark for network analysis, Nessus for vulnerability scanning, and various security information and event management (SIEM) systems, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect networks from cyber threats.

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Analysis, Environmental Policy, Court Systems, International Relations, Public Safety and National Security, European History, Political Sciences, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Economics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Security Strategy, Economic Development, Diplomacy, Social Studies, Governance, Socioeconomics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Business Intelligence, Predictive Modeling, Google Analytics, Customer Analysis, Analytics, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Data Validation, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Incident Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Business Continuity, Business Continuity Planning, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Security Policies, Investigation, Threat Detection, Contingency Planning, Threat Management, Digital Forensics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: R (Software), Tidyverse (R Package), Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, Data Wrangling, R Programming, Data Transformation, Memory Management, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Statistical Programming, Data Integration, Data Processing, Text Mining, Data Import/Export, Web Services, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Release Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Installation, Application Lifecycle Management, Performance Tuning, Cloud Computing, General Networking, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Network Model, Memory Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Portfolio Risk, Asset Management, Investments, Risk Modeling, Estimation, Market Liquidity, Risk Management, Financial Market, Financial Trading, Model Optimization, Finance, Equities, Securities (Finance), Statistical Methods, Risk Analysis, Transaction Processing, Securities Trading, Market Dynamics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Analytics, Analytics, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Data Analysis, Amazon Web Services, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Unified Modeling Language, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Microsoft Visual Studio, Object Oriented Design, Program Development, Microsoft Development Tools, .NET Framework, Code Reusability, Software Engineering, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, AI Integrations, Forecasting, Workflow Management, Predictive Analytics, Cash Management, Responsible AI, Performance Tuning, Fraud detection, Financial Regulation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Digital Transformation, Digital Analysis, Software As A Service, Innovation, Software Development, Network Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Strategies, E-Commerce, Value Propositions, Decision Making, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Media and Communications, International Relations, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Media Relations, Storytelling, Safety and Security, Content Creation, Digital Publishing, Accountability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Unit Testing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Kubernetes, Docker (Software), Containerization, Test Driven Development (TDD), Application Deployment, Continuous Integration, Software Testing, Model Training, CI/CD, Scalability, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Tensorflow, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Software Engineering, Git (Version Control System)
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months