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: Medical Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Information Privacy, Security Awareness, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Security Controls, Health Information Management, Data Sharing, Data Access, Identity and Access Management, Regulatory Compliance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Hardware Architecture, Security Engineering, Internet Of Things, Encryption, Information Systems Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Data Security, Security Requirements Analysis, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Network Analysis, Text Mining, Spatial Analysis, Data Visualization, Geospatial Mapping, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Data Mapping, Statistical Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Virtual Networking, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Network Architecture, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Network Routing, Kubernetes, Firewall, Load Balancing, Cloud Security
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Risk Management Framework, Safety and Security, Threat Management, Case Studies, Public Safety and National Security, Cybersecurity, Incident Management, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Systems Thinking, Governance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Prompt Engineering, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Google Cloud Platform, Authentications, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, Cloud Security, Cloud Applications, Generative AI, Data Loss Prevention, Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, Encryption, OAuth, Security Controls, Virtual Machines, Threat Detection
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Governance, Cyber Security Strategy, Threat Modeling, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Risk, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, ISO/IEC 27001, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Compliance Management, Governance, NIST 800-53, Risk Mitigation, Risk Management, Audit Planning, Policy Analysis, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Stakeholder Engagement, Auditing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, DevSecOps, Application Security, Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Security Controls, Security Testing, Application Development, Containerization, Software Development, Continuous Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Supply Chain, Dependency Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Key Management, Identity and Access Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Amazon Web Services, Encryption, Amazon CloudWatch, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Event Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Application Security, Security Management, Firewall, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Data Security, Incident Response, Compliance Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Data Security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Ethics, Data Management, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Security Strategy, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Data Integrity, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Encryption, Accountability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Database Management, Apache Hadoop, Query Languages, Big Data, Databases, SQL, Data Access, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning, Data Processing, Data Integrity, Authorization (Computing), Data Storage Technologies, File Systems, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Risk Management Framework, Secure Coding, Software Testing, DevSecOps, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Applications, Vulnerability Scanning, Software Development Methodologies, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Application, Software Architecture, Agile Methodology
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks