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Network Security Courses

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.


Popular Network Security Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    IP Addressing, Routing, and Network Management

    Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Routing Protocols, Software-Defined Networking, TCP/IP, Network Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Performance Management, System Monitoring, Network Planning And Design, Disaster Recovery, Computer Networking, Network Architecture, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Administration, Network Protocols, Border Gateway Protocol, Document Management, Software Installation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Python for Security

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Security Testing, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Brute-force attacks, TCP/IP, Network Monitoring, Vulnerability Assessments, Servers, Network Analysis, Network Protocols

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Network Modeling and Analysis in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Jupyter, Probability Distribution

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    Network Externalities, Platform Markets and Sharing

    Skills you'll gain: Market Dynamics, Economics, Telecommunications, Consumer Behaviour, Market Trend, Network Analysis, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Business Strategies, Corporate Strategy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Network Principles in Practice: Cloud Networking

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Wide Area Networks, Network Architecture, Virtualization, Load Balancing, Data Centers, Terraform, Virtual Machines, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Getting Started with Network Load Balancer

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Amazon Web Services, Network Performance Management, Network Architecture, Scalability, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Servers

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Network Programming and Client-Server Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Web Servers, Distributed Computing, Application Servers, Servers, Network Architecture, System Programming, Network Protocols, Systems Architecture, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Network Performance Management, Scalability, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), System Design and Implementation, Web Services, Microservices, File Systems, Debugging, Software Development, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    AI CERTs

    Bitcoin Scaling & Security

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Secure Coding, Application Security, Blockchain, Scripting, Vulnerability Assessments, Scalability, Application Design, Payment Systems, Verification And Validation, Transaction Processing, Cryptography, FinTech, Emerging Technologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Software Development & APIs for Network Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Development Environment, Software Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Version Control, Software Design Patterns, JSON, Network Engineering, Software Development Tools, Restful API, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Web Applications, TCP/IP, YAML, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    New York University

    Introduction to Cyber Security

    Skills you'll gain: Security Engineering, Authentications, Threat Modeling, Network Security, Public Key Infrastructure, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Firewall, Cyber Attacks, Cryptography, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Data Encryption Standard, Cyber Risk, Mobile Security, Enterprise Security, Computer Security, Application Security, Threat Detection, Cyber Security Policies

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    vCenter Server and Network/Storage Configuration

    Skills you'll gain: vSphere Networking and Storage, VMware vSAN, vCenter Server, Virtual Networking, iSCSI Configuration, Virtual Machines, Network Administration, Servers, Data Storage Technologies, Network Security, Data Storage, Network Switches, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    VPC Flow Logs - Analyzing Network Traffic

    Skills you'll gain: Apache, Network Monitoring, Data Import/Export, Web Servers, Virtual Networking, Network Analysis

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular network security courses

  • IP Addressing, Routing, and Network Management: Packt
  • Python for Security: Packt
  • Network Modeling and Analysis in Python: University of Michigan
  • Network Externalities, Platform Markets and Sharing: IE Business School
  • Network Principles in Practice: Cloud Networking: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Getting Started with Network Load Balancer: Amazon Web Services
  • Network Programming and Client-Server Programming: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Bitcoin Scaling & Security: AI CERTs
  • Software Development & APIs for Network Engineers: Packt
  • Introduction to Cyber Security: New York University

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