CompTIA Security+ courses can help you learn network security, risk management, cryptography, and identity management. You can build skills in threat analysis, incident response, and implementing security controls to protect sensitive information. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and vulnerability assessment software, showing how these tools are applied to safeguard networks and data against potential threats.

Skills you'll gain: User Story, Systems Development Life Cycle, Cloud Deployment, CI/CD, Software Development Life Cycle, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Istio, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Test Driven Development (TDD), Cloud Computing Architecture, Devops Tools, Restful API, Git (Version Control System), DevOps, Grafana, Software Engineering, Python Programming, Application Development
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Warehousing, Data Storytelling, SQL, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Database Design, Data Security, Data Migration, Data Governance, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, IBM DB2, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Management, Relational Databases, Databases, Data Architecture, Excel Formulas, Business Intelligence
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Risk, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Governance, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Management, Infrastructure Security, Data Security, Threat Modeling, Computer Security, Security Awareness, Risk Management, Enterprise Security, Vulnerability, Governance, General Networking, Public Safety and National Security, Threat Detection, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Information Systems Security, Cyber Engineering, Cyber Security Policies, Security Awareness, Information Privacy, Data Security, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Network Administration, TCP/IP, General Networking, Network Architecture, Routing Protocols, Network Protocols, Networking Hardware, OSI Models, Network Routers, Network Routing, Network Infrastructure, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Security, Wireless Networks, Network Model, Data Integrity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, IT Service Management, Cloud Computing, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Malware Protection, Networking Hardware, Service Management, Identity and Access Management, Linux, Linux Commands, Incident Response, Network Security, Cybersecurity, TCP/IP, Linux Administration, Network Protocols, Cloud Computing Architecture, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Attacks
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Public Key Infrastructure, Encryption, Cryptography, IT Security Architecture, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Endpoint Detection and Response, Cyber Attacks, Cryptographic Protocols, Network Architecture, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Key Management, Data Encryption Standard, Application Security, Data Security, Information Technology, Cyber Security Strategy, Authentications, Penetration Testing, Computer Security Incident Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Systems Development Life Cycle, Cloud Deployment, Software Development Life Cycle, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Istio, Cloud-Native Computing, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Bash (Scripting Language), Restful API, Shell Script, Django (Web Framework), Object-Relational Mapping, OpenShift, Git (Version Control System), Grafana, Microservices, Python Programming
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Data Ethics, Generative AI Agents, Software Design Documents, Software Design, AI literacy, AI Integrations, Software Architecture, Agentic Workflows, Continuous Integration, Software Development, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Security, Software Engineering, Code Review
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Policies, Security Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Strategy, Network Security, Threat Management, Security Controls, Firewall, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Human Factors (Security)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Security, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Storage, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Systems Analysis, Process Improvement, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Development, Requirements Analysis, Data Modeling, Multi-Cloud, DevOps, Docker (Software), Solution Design, Microservices, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Information Technology
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Amazon S3, Scalability, Cloud Infrastructure, Event-Driven Programming, Data Migration, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Solutions
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months