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.

Institut Mines-Télécom
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Application Security, Cyber Attacks, Threat Modeling, Risk Management Framework, Secure Coding, Vulnerability Assessments, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Containerization, Scalability, AI Orchestration, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Azure Active Directory, System Monitoring, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft 365, Microservices, Generative AI Agents, Enterprise Architecture, Microsoft Azure, AI Security, Enterprise Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Coordination
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales Prospecting, Product Demonstration, Sales, Technical Sales, Sales Pipelines, Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Sales Presentations, Consultative Selling, Return On Investment, Customer Engagement, Interviewing Skills, Needs Assessment, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Social Media, Relationship Building, Data Storytelling, Presentations, Overcoming Objections
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prometheus (Software), Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Performance Management, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Cloud Applications, Network Monitoring, System Monitoring, Capacity Management, Query Languages, Debugging, Network Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud-Native Computing, Devops Tools, YAML, CI/CD, IT Automation, Docker (Software), Containerization, Amazon Web Services, Shell Script, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Command-Line Interface, Data Security, Python Programming, Performance Tuning, Configuration Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, Docker (Software), YAML, Containerization, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Security Controls, Virtual Networking, General Networking, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Cybersecurity, Pedagogy, Data Security, Cryptography, Information Privacy, Encryption, Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Applications, Web Servers, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Digital Transformation, Serverless Computing, Containerization, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure, AI Enablement, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Solutions, Data Warehousing, Data Governance, Cloud Computing, Responsible AI, Looker (Software), Cost Management, Data Transformation, Data Management, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Security
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Network, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Network Architecture, Algorithms, Probability Distribution
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, Unstructured Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Security, Business Solutions, Data Access, Data Quality
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: AWS CloudFormation, Serverless Computing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Web Services, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Infrastructure, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud Deployment, Authentications, Amazon S3, Automation, Amazon DynamoDB, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Cyber Threat Hunting, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Threat Detection, Incident Management
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours