Software security courses can help you learn secure coding practices, vulnerability assessment, threat modeling, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in risk analysis, penetration testing, and implementing security protocols across various software environments. Many courses introduce tools like static and dynamic analysis software, intrusion detection systems, and security frameworks, showing how these tools enhance your ability to protect applications from potential threats.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Food and Beverage, Nutrition and Diet, Food Safety and Sanitation, Infection Control, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Physiology, Preventative Care, Sustainable Systems, Immunology, Microbiology, Caregiving, Environment and Resource Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, Information Management, Generative AI, Productivity Software, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Writing, Editing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Software Versioning, Software Development Tools, Collaborative Software, Software Development, Software Engineering, Project Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

28DIGITAL
Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, Operating Systems, Application Development, Wireless Networks, Communication Systems, Hardware Architecture, OS Process Management, Network Protocols, C (Programming Language), Simulations, Network Performance Management, Memory Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud API, API Design, Application Deployment, Restful API, Continuous Deployment, AI Integrations, Cloud Deployment, LLM Application, Web Services, AI Security, CI/CD, AI Workflows, Token Optimization, Prompt Patterns, Proxy Servers, Large Language Modeling, Application Lifecycle Management, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, File I/O, System Programming, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Database Management, System Software, Hardware Architecture, Databases, Relational Databases, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Computer Hardware, Development Environment, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Program Development, Computer Programming, Microsoft Development Tools
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Multimodal Prompts, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Azure DevOps Pipelines, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, AI Security, Model Deployment, Azure DevOps, ChatGPT, Data Ethics, AI Integrations, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Python Programming
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Design Thinking, Performance Measurement, Human Centered Design, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Strategic Thinking, Ideation, Program Evaluation, Organizational Structure, Needs Assessment, Growth Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Experimentation, Market Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Earned Value Management, Project Controls, Project Planning, Coordinating, Project Performance, Enterprise Application Management, Project Management Software, Cost Management, Project Portfolio Management, Performance Metric, Budget Management, Performance Reporting, Expense Management, Process Improvement and Optimization, Organizational Skills, Report Writing, Administration, Dependency Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Alibaba Cloud Academy
Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Load Balancing, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Hosting, Databases, Database Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Public Cloud, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Security, Data Security, Servers, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Storage, Web Servers, Data Storage
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Scalability, Distributed Computing, Shell Script, Computer Systems, Big Data, Linux Commands, Hardware Architecture, Operating Systems, Unix Shell, File Systems, Computing Platforms, Linux, Performance Testing, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Memory Management, Computer Architecture, Capacity Management, File Management
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Human Computer Interaction, Program Development, Code Reusability, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Mathematical Software, Data Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours