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.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Firewall, Performance Testing, Web Servers, Virtual Machines, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Google Cloud Platform, Security Controls
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Pivot Tables And Charts, Big Data, Data Analysis, Excel Formulas, Data Import/Export, Data Visualization, Real Time Data, Network Analysis, SQL
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Harvard Business Review
Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Professional Networking, Persuasive Communication, Overcoming Objections, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Rapport Building, Communication, Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Target Audience, Interpersonal Communications, Trustworthiness, General Networking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, AI Security, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud API, Image Analysis, Cloud Storage, File Management, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing, Data Lakes, Network Analysis
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Istio, Terraform, Kubernetes, Serverless Computing, Cloud-Native Computing, Microservices, DevOps, Amazon Web Services, API Gateway, Scalability, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, Containerization, Amazon DynamoDB, Prometheus (Software), Cloud Applications, Redis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Ggplot2, Plot (Graphics), R Programming, Scatter Plots, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Regression Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Software Installation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Computer Vision, Model Evaluation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Transfer Learning, Image Analysis, Amazon Web Services, Artificial Neural Networks, Keras (Neural Network Library), Model Deployment, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Feature Engineering, Data Preprocessing, Classification Algorithms, Application Development, Python Programming, Network Architecture
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Docker (Software), Application Deployment, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Application Lifecycle Management, Amazon CloudWatch, Devops Tools, Microservices, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Google Cloud Platform, Site Reliability Engineering, Cost Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, DevOps, Operational Excellence, Governance, Resource Allocation, Corporate Sustainability, System Monitoring, Customer Support
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Digital Transformation, Marketing, Professional Networking, Customer Relationship Building, Content Strategy, Customer Engagement, Market Dynamics, Integrated Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Peer Review
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Personalized Service, Target Audience, Customer Communications Management, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Business Requirements, Drive Engagement, Customer Service, Brand Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours