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.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Sampling (Statistics), Quantitative Research, Research Methodologies, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Research Design, Model Evaluation, Data Transformation, Statistical Analysis, Data Modeling, Statistical Methods
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Encryption, OAuth, Identity and Access Management, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Application Security, Authentications, Data Security, Key Management, Cloud Applications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Cloud Storage, Data Encryption Standard, Virtual Machines, Vulnerability Scanning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Security, Security Management, Incident Response, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Multi-Factor Authentication, Configuration Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Generative AI, Data Visualization, Database Design, Interactive Data Visualization, Query Languages, Data Capture, Data Analysis, Debugging, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Databases, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Network Security, Threat Detection, Proxy Servers, Network Monitoring, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Troubleshooting, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Big Data, Tensorflow, Real Time Data, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Apache Spark, Unstructured Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Security, Applied Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Feature Engineering, Data Management, Data Processing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, OAuth, Encryption, Cloud API, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Data Encryption Standard, Cloud Storage, Authentications, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Virtual Machines, Vulnerability Scanning, Key Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Collection, Data Management, Data Validation, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Threat Detection, Data Access, Sampling (Statistics)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Governance, Data Management, Oracle Databases, Database Management Systems, Relational Databases, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Big Data, Analytics, Scalability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

UiPath
Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Data Manipulation, Business Process Automation, Data Integration, Data Preprocessing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Analysis, Data Science, Python Programming, Data Structures, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Computer Programming
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Cross-Channel Marketing, Customer Analysis, Target Audience, Content Performance Analysis, Marketing Effectiveness, Campaign Management, Data Presentation, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Marketing, Performance marketing, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Performance Analysis, Marketing Budgets
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks