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.

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Policies, Computer Security Awareness Training, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Data Ethics, Authentications, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Human Factors (Security), NIST 800-53, Identity and Access Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Virtual Networking, Data Persistence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Virtual Networking, Network Routing, Network Security, Wide Area Networks, User Accounts, Load Balancing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Apache Airflow, Site Reliability Engineering, Disaster Recovery, Apache Kafka, Data Integrity, Data Infrastructure, Workflow Management, Data Storage Technologies, Real Time Data, Data Processing, Apache Spark
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Computer Security Awareness Training, Security Awareness, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Internet Of Things, Network Infrastructure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Probability, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, R Programming, Regression Analysis, R (Software), Microsoft Excel, Analytical Skills, Statistical Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Model Evaluation, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Transfer Learning, NumPy, Matplotlib, Convolutional Neural Networks, Statistical Methods, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Keras (Neural Network Library), Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Seaborn, Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Tensorflow
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Network, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, R Programming, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Inference, Markov Model, Simulations, Probability Distribution
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Risk Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Data Analysis, R Programming, Logistic Regression, Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Data Import/Export, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, API Gateway, Image Analysis, Amazon CloudWatch, Extensible Markup Language (XML), JSON, Computer Vision, Cloud Deployment, API Design, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, Amazon S3, Microservices, Cloud Development, AWS CloudFormation, Application Programming Interface (API), AI Enablement, Cloud Applications, Authentications, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Chef (Configuration Management Tool), Scalability, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Apache, IT Automation, Virtual Machines, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Cloud Computing, Systems Administration, Nginx, Full-Stack Web Development, Continuous Deployment, Servers, Ruby (Programming Language), Remote Access Systems, Package and Software Management, Service Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Security, OSI Models, Network Routing, Network Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Local Area Networks, Virtualization
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months