Data security courses can help you learn encryption techniques, risk assessment strategies, incident response planning, and compliance regulations. You can build skills in vulnerability management, threat detection, and secure coding practices. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention software, demonstrating how these skills are applied to protect sensitive information and maintain system integrity.

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Data Cleansing, Statistical Software, Data Transformation, Data Quality, Statistical Analysis, STATA (Software), Statistical Methods, R (Software), Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, DevSecOps, Infrastructure Security, Vulnerability Scanning, CI/CD, Containerization, Vulnerability Management, Hardening, Security Controls, Docker (Software), Image Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Database Design, Scalability, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Unstructured Data, Transaction Processing, Databases, Systems Design, Big Data, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Processing, Maintainability, Software Design, SQL, Apache Hadoop
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Standards, Private Cloud, IT Security Architecture, Security Controls, Network Security, Incident Management
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Provisioning, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Incident Response, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Data Processing, Data Mining, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, No-Code Development, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Authentications, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Security Controls, Firewall, Authorization (Computing), Network Security, Threat Detection, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Load Balancing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Quality, Data Processing, Supervised Learning, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Machine Learning Methods, Test Data, Data Transformation, Verification And Validation, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Linear Algebra, Statistical Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Cleansing, Power BI, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Wrangling, Data Processing, Data Validation, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export, Data Storage
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Management, Management Training And Development, Team Management, Workflow Management, Analytical Skills, Team Leadership, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Patch Management, Amazon CloudWatch, Infrastructure Security, Threat Detection, Amazon S3, Vulnerability Scanning, Data Security, Cloud Security, Network Security, Threat Management, Incident Response, Data Governance, Authorization (Computing), Continuous Monitoring, Cyber Governance, Firewall, Vulnerability Assessments
Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Mining, Machine Learning Algorithms, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Feature Engineering, Data Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months