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.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Quality, Data Strategy, Information Management, Metadata Management, Governance, Data Security, Data Integration, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Scripting, Scientific Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphing, Scalability, Text Mining, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Programming Principles, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Mathematical Software, File I/O, Software Installation, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Web Scraping, Geospatial Information and Technology, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Storage, Interactive Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Collection, Cloud Services, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

American Psychological Association
Skills you'll gain: Histogram, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Data Visualization Software, Data Literacy, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Software, Statistics, Data Management, Research, Psychology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Real Time Data, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Data Pipelines, Apache Hadoop, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Data Lakes, Data Visualization, Amazon S3, Query Languages, Data Warehousing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, R (Software), Data Import/Export, R Programming, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Plotly, Data Visualization, Web Scraping, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Statistical Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Surveys, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Analysis, Demography, Public Administration, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Technical Communication, Professional Development, Relationship Building, Data Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Professionalism, Data Storage, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication Strategies, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Methods, Microsoft Excel, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Statistical Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Application Security, Information Systems Security, Software Installation, System Configuration, Data Management, Computer Hardware, Data Security, Hardware Architecture, Data Storage, Information Technology Operations, Microsoft Windows, Firewall, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Identity and Access Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Plot (Graphics), Ggplot2, Statistical Visualization, Box Plots, Scatter Plots, Data Visualization, Histogram, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization Software, Graphing, R Programming, Data Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks