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: Google Cloud Platform, Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Virtual Machines, Managed Services, Virtual Networking, Scalability, Servers
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Generative AI, AI Security, Management Consulting, Business Consulting, Consulting, AI Enablement, Data Ethics, Technical Consulting, Quality Assurance, Market Research, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Systems, Public Health, Health Information Management, Research Design, Systems Analysis, Scalability, Technical Communication, Data Quality
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Oracle Cloud, Oracle Cloud Applications, Cloud Solutions, Supply Chain Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Resource Planning, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Applications, Customer experience strategy (CX), Human Resources Software, Software As A Service, Virtual Machines, Cloud Security, Virtual Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), User Provisioning, User Accounts, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), OAuth, Multi-Factor Authentication
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Network Administration, Network Infrastructure, Virtual Networking, Network Security, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Security
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Electrical Systems, Electric Power Systems, Electrical Power, Infrastructure Architecture, Electrical Equipment, Network Planning And Design, Interoperability, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Model Evaluation, Embeddings, Text Mining, Logistic Regression, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning Methods, Classification Algorithms, Unstructured Data, Deep Learning, Probability Distribution, Linear Algebra, Algorithms
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Email Automation, Verification And Validation, Document Management, Microsoft Excel, Data Import/Export, Staff Management, Intranet, Microsoft 365, Spreadsheet Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Model Deployment, Applied Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Machine Learning, Return On Investment, Model Evaluation, Analytics, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Responsible AI, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Scalability, Workflow Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Business Continuity, Auditing, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Network Protocols, Data Access, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Data Processing, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Scripting, Python Programming, Development Environment, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Infrastructure Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Linux Administration, Data Storage Technologies, Systems Architecture, Command-Line Interface, Servers, System Configuration, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks