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.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Management, Threat Detection, Threat Management, Application Performance Management, Event Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Brute-force attacks, Incident Response, Query Languages
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Security Engineering, Network Security, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessments, Encryption, Transaction Processing, Key Management, Risk Management, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Data Integrity, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Malware Protection, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, Security Engineering, User Accounts, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Geographic Information Systems
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, Google Cloud Platform, Generative AI, Virtual Networking, Prompt Engineering, Network Engineering, Virtual Machines, General Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Gemini, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Networking, Network Planning And Design, Computer Networking, Network Administration, Cloud Computing Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms, Cloud-Native Computing, Hardware Architecture, Networking Hardware, Virtualization, Risk Management Framework, Interoperability, Software Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Exploit development, Threat Detection, Penetration Testing, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Testing, Application Security, Incident Response, Security Engineering, Vulnerability Assessments, Python Programming, Web Scraping, Encryption, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
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)
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Probability Distribution
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Virtual Networking, Google Cloud Platform, Network Administration, Virtual Machines, Network Planning And Design, Network Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Disaster Recovery, Amazon CloudWatch, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Configuration Management, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Application Security, Secure Coding, Security Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Controls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Awareness, Web Applications, Browser Compatibility, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks