Computer forensics courses can help you learn data recovery techniques, digital evidence analysis, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in identifying cyber threats, conducting forensic investigations, and preserving digital evidence for legal proceedings. Many courses introduce tools like EnCase, FTK, and Autopsy, that support analyzing hard drives, recovering deleted files, and examining network traffic.

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, API Gateway, Docker (Software), Containerization, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Restful API, Web Services, Application Programming Interface (API), Event-Driven Programming, .NET Framework, Transaction Processing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Network Security, Cryptography, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Encryption, User Provisioning, Security Management, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, ISO/IEC 27001, Information Systems Security, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, DevSecOps, Risk Management, OAuth, Data Management, Software Development Methodologies, Cybersecurity
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Debugging, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Semantic Web, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Browser Compatibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Analytics and SEO, User Interface (UI), Development Testing, Data Validation, Javascript, Animations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: JSON, Data Processing, Web Scraping, Restful API, Data Manipulation, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Persistence, Python Programming, Data Transformation, Data Structures, Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Security Management, Cyber Attacks, Cryptography, Cyber Security Policies, Cybersecurity, Cyber Risk, Encryption, Information Assurance, Incident Response
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Planning, Software Development Methodologies, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlogs, Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development (TDD)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Google Workspace, AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, AI Security, Google Cloud Platform, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Business Strategy, Model Deployment, Collaboration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, Build Tools, Software Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Integrated Development Environments, Java Programming, Dependency Analysis, Automation, Java, Product Lifecycle Management, Software Versioning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Web Content, Integrated Development Environments
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, File I/O, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Jira (Software), Sprint Planning, Work Breakdown Structure, Dashboard, Sprint Retrospectives, User Story, Verification And Validation, Quality Assurance, Issue Tracking, Software Testing, Data Visualization, Test Planning, Workflow Management, Project Management, Capacity Planning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Kanban Principles, Continuous Improvement Process, Agile Methodology, Root Cause Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Python Programming, Mathematical Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks