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.

Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, R Programming, Data Visualization Software, Data Manipulation, R (Software)
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Real Time Data, OpenAI API, Natural Language Processing, Python Programming, Web Applications, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Application Development, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: electromagnetics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronics, Verification And Validation, Communication Systems, Wireless Networks, Digital Communications, Telecommunications, Technical Design, Prototyping, Engineering Design Process, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Workflow Management, Radiation Protection, Network Troubleshooting, Business Workflow Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Project Design, Goal Setting, Decision Making, Usability Testing, Needs Assessment, Project Planning, Cost Estimation, Resource Planning, Resource Management, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Import/Export, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Statistical Visualization, R (Software), R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Process Analysis, Data Analysis, Test Case
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Modeling, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pittsburgh
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Network Analysis, Tableau Software, Statistical Visualization, Network Model, Dashboard, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Matplotlib, Data Analysis, Seaborn, Graph Theory, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Apache Airflow, Operational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Design, SQL, Data Architecture, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Data Security, Data Import/Export, Data Transformation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Data Transformation, Data Science, Data Analysis, R (Software), Data Processing, R Programming, Rmarkdown, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Cloud Security, Network Security, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Networking, Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Scalability, Web Applications
Advanced · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Business Process Automation, Automation, Robotic Process Automation, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, AI Security, Decision Making, Accountability, Data Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks