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.
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, Graphing, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Data Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Flutter (Software), Mobile Development, Data Validation, iOS Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Application Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, Interactive Design, User Experience Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Data Governance, User Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Algorithms, Agile Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Unified Modeling Language, Software Architecture, Cybersecurity, Responsive Web Design, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Agile Methodology, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Data Ethics
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Skills you'll gain: System Monitoring, Dashboard, Application Performance Management, Site Reliability Engineering, Continuous Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Performance Tuning, Performance Metric, Service Level, Generative AI, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Business Metrics, Analysis, Service Level Agreement, Distributed Computing, Incident Management, Real Time Data, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Digital Advertising, Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Performance marketing, Web Analytics, Cross-Channel Marketing, Google Analytics, Performance Measurement, Social Media Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Email Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Development, SQL, MySQL, Database Design, Transaction Processing, Stored Procedure, Java, Data Structures, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Model Deployment, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Preprocessing, Unsupervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Logistic Regression, Anomaly Detection, Classification Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Workday
Skills you'll gain: Workday (Software), No-Code Development, Branding
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, Jupyter, Exploratory Data Analysis, Python Programming, Computational Logic
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Inventory Management, Inventory Control Systems, Inventory Control, Inventory Management System, Inventory Accounting, Reconciliation, Record Keeping, Data Integrity, Variance Analysis, Purchasing, Procurement, Kanban Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Insurance, Insurance Policies, Risk Management, Underwriting, Financial Planning, Long Term Care, Asset Protection, Wealth Management, Disabilities, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Case Studies, Needs Assessment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Application Development, Object Oriented Design, Application Design, Program Development, Business Logic, User Interface (UI), Data Entry, Verification And Validation, Command-Line Interface, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks