Data security courses can help you learn encryption techniques, risk assessment strategies, incident response planning, and compliance regulations. You can build skills in vulnerability management, threat detection, and secure coding practices. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention software, demonstrating how these skills are applied to protect sensitive information and maintain system integrity.

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

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Cyber Security Assessment, Unix, Vulnerability Assessments, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, System Programming, Shell Script, Linux, Debugging, Linux Commands, Computer Architecture, Authentications
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, AI Security, Amazon Web Services, Data Ethics, Generative AI, AWS SageMaker, Cloud Security, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Security, Data Governance, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Encryption, Public Cloud, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Rmarkdown, Shiny (R Package), Dashboard, Leaflet (Software), Interactive Data Visualization, R Programming, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Spatial Data Analysis, Histogram, Data Science, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), UI Components
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Data Literacy, Storyboarding, Statistical Visualization, Data Storytelling, Data Manipulation, Data Presentation, Ggplot2, Statistical Reporting, Dashboard, Data Synthesis, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, R Programming, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export, Graphing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Network Security, System Configuration, Network Administration, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Infrastructure Security, Network Troubleshooting, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Threat Management, Endpoint Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, System Monitoring, Threat Detection, Cloud Deployment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistics, R (Software), Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Descriptive Statistics, Box Plots, Data Visualization Software, Histogram, Probability, Simulations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Cloud Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, AI Security, Generative AI, Cloud Security, Security Controls, Threat Detection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Extract, Transform, Load, Federated Learning, Data Pipelines, Image Analysis, Data Import/Export, Tensorflow, Transfer Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, iOS Development, Android Development, Data Preprocessing, Data Processing, Computer Vision, Swift Programming, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Evaluation, Mobile Development, Javascript, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Risk Management Framework, Security Management, Threat Management, Risk Management, Disaster Recovery, Vulnerability Assessments, Information Assurance, Digital Forensics, Security Controls
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Internet Of Things, Social Network Analysis, Text Mining, Apache Hadoop, Business Intelligence, Unstructured Data, Analytics, Real Time Data, Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Data Science, Marketing Analytics, Fraud detection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Malware Protection, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Cyber Security Policies, Brute-force attacks, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Security Controls, Security Awareness, Firewall, Multi-Factor Authentication, Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months