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 Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Software Documentation, Technical Documentation, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Software Design, Code Reusability, Python Programming
★ 4.5 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Unit Testing, Test Case, React.js, API Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Testing, Mockups, Javascript
★ 4.3 (7) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Jira (Software), Workflow Management, Report Writing, Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Retrospectives, Backlogs, Due Diligence, Dashboard, Return On Investment, Sprint Planning, Business Process Automation, Agile Methodology, Automation, Process Improvement, No-Code Development, Debugging, Configuration Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Stakeholder Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Development Life Cycle, Continuous Deployment, Development Testing, Continuous Delivery, Software Development, Continuous Integration, Amazon Web Services, Test Tools, Containerization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Instagram, Social Media Content, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Graphics Software, Shared Media, Graphical Tools, Marketing
★ 4.1 (21) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Council on Foreign Relations
Skills you'll gain: International Finance, Policy Development, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Crisis Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Statistical Programming, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Visualization, Analysis, Data Analysis, R (Software), Data Visualization, R Programming, Statistics, Statistical Inference, Variance Analysis, Sampling (Statistics)
★ 4.7 (31) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, Prompt Patterns, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, AI Integrations, OpenAI API, Token Optimization, Test Script Development, Context Management, Code Reusability, Secure Coding, Memory Management, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Threat Management, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Security Strategy, Risk Management Framework, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, Cloud Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Large Language Modeling, Hugging Face, Natural Language Processing, Data Processing, LLM Application, Embeddings, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Collection, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), R (Software), Data Science, R Programming, Statistical Methods, General Science and Research, Data Structures, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Informed Consent, Social Impact, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Algorithms, Big Data
★ 4.7 (7) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Computer Programming
★ 4.9 (47) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks