Security certification courses can help you learn risk assessment, incident response, network security principles, and compliance standards. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and implementing security policies effectively. Many courses introduce tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, showing how these tools are applied in real-world security scenarios to protect sensitive information and systems.

Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Proxy Servers, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Cloud Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Threat Detection, Hardening, Identity and Access Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, IT Security Architecture, Data Centers, Risk Management Framework, Identity and Access Management
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Standards
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Security, Cloud Security, Firewall, Network Monitoring, Infrastructure Security, Google Cloud Platform, Network Troubleshooting, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Identity and Access Management, Threat Detection, Proxy Servers
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

EIT Digital
Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Data Governance, Data Ethics, Data Integrity, Vulnerability Assessments, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Big Data, Cryptography
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Threat Management, Incident Management, Remote Access Systems, Incident Response, Security Management, Data Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Detection, Computer Security Incident Management, Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Security Requirements Analysis, Continuous Monitoring, Security Software, Vulnerability Management, Computer Security Awareness Training, Security Strategy, Telecommuting, Infrastructure Security, Cyber Security Policies
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Security, Security Strategy, Security Management, Information Systems Security, Cloud Security, IT Security Architecture, Enterprise Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Security Controls, Infrastructure Security, Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Risk
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Unstructured Data, Data Lakes, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Big Data, Data Processing, Cloud Engineering, Tensorflow, Systems Design, Data Warehousing, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Visualization, Real Time Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Applied Machine Learning
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Cloud API, Cloud Development, Database Development, Application Deployment, Database Management, Server Side, Web Applications, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Firewall, System Configuration, Security Management, Network Security, Network Administration, System Monitoring, Virtualization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Server Side, Application Security, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Vulnerability Scanning, Responsible AI, Data Security, Cyber Attacks, Security Awareness, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Personally Identifiable Information, Business Logic
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Data Centers, DevSecOps, System Monitoring, Threat Detection, Microsoft Servers, Security Management, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, Information Systems Security, Windows Servers, IT Infrastructure, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Testing, Disaster Recovery, IT Automation, Virtual Machines, Configuration Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months