Network security courses can help you learn about firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption protocols. You can build skills in risk assessment, incident response, and vulnerability management. Many courses introduce tools like Wireshark for network analysis, Nessus for vulnerability scanning, and various security information and event management (SIEM) systems, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect networks from cyber threats.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Verification And Validation, Systems Architecture, Configuration Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Design, Reliability, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework, Systems Integration, Change Control, Requirements Analysis, Maintainability, Human Factors
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: System Monitoring, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Unix Shell, User Accounts, Linux Commands, Network Monitoring, Linux, Systems Administration, Linux Administration, Operating System Administration, Unix, Ubuntu, Unix Commands, Network Troubleshooting, System Configuration, File Management, File Systems, Command-Line Interface, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Generative AI, AI Enablement, API Design, AI Security, Software Development, Database Design, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Digital Media Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Email Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Campaign Management, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Communications, Web Analytics and SEO, Marketing, Copywriting, Advertising, Integrated Marketing Communications, Mobile Security, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Cybersecurity, Google Cloud Platform, Malware Protection, Threat Detection, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Containerization, .NET Framework, Performance Tuning, Application Development, C# (Programming Language), Application Performance Management, Scalability, Web Applications, UI Components
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Transformation, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Microsoft Excel, SQL Server Reporting Services, Data Warehousing, Data Sharing, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Trend Analysis, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Market Trend, Account Management, User Accounts, Marketing Communications
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Policies, Security Awareness, Cyber Attacks, Threat Modeling, Public Policies, Vulnerability, Public Safety and National Security, Human Factors, Emerging Technologies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Enablement, Machine Learning, Governance, Model Evaluation, Risk Mitigation, Algorithms, Data Preprocessing, Business Ethics, Data Governance, Data Collection, Regulatory Requirements, Business, Business Strategy, Business Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Data Visualization Software, Plot (Graphics), R Programming, Data Manipulation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Structures, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Data Import/Export, Software Installation
Beginner · Course

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Analytics, Customer Relationship Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Model Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks