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.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Contingency Planning, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, Security Management, IT Management, System Monitoring, Cyber Security Policies, Enterprise Security, Compliance Auditing, Security Strategy, Systems Administration, Operating System Administration, Governance, Security Controls, Organizational Strategy, Patch Management, Continuous Monitoring, Unix, Procedure Development, Incident Response
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Payment Systems, Payment Processing, Financial Inclusion, FinTech, Mobile Banking, Emerging Technologies, Mobile Security, Transaction Processing, Security Controls, Innovation, Encryption, Digital Assets, Value Propositions
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, Responsible AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Google Workspace, Google Cloud Platform, AI Enablement, Customer experience improvement, Gemini, AI Security, AI Product Strategy, Productivity Software, Customer Engagement, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Matlab, Bioinformatics, Quantitative Research, Unsupervised Learning, Data Synthesis, Research, Mathematical Modeling, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Science and Research, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Technology, Scientific Methods, Physiology, Differential Equations, Computational Logic, Biochemistry, Network Analysis, Biology
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Large Language Modeling, Data Processing, Model Deployment, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Scalability, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Model Evaluation, Data Transformation, Continuous Monitoring, Feature Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Collection
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Strategy, Continuous Monitoring, Patch Management, Security Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Network Analysis, Data Structures, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Algorithms, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Theoretical Computer Science, Program Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Professional Networking, Initiative and Leadership, Relationship Building, Public Speaking, Decision Making, Negotiation, People Development, Social Skills, Organizational Structure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: LangChain, LLM Application, Hugging Face, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, OpenAI API, LangGraph, Model Deployment, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling, AI Orchestration, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, CI/CD, Embeddings, Text Mining, Containerization, Restful API, Open Source Technology, Data Preprocessing, Docker (Software)
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Case Studies, Network Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Simulations, Social Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Policy Analysis, Agentic systems, Forecasting, Critical Thinking, Jupyter
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Google Gemini, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Google Workspace, Google Cloud Platform, Gemini, AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Productivity Software, AI Security, Unstructured Data, Tool Calling, Data Literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Collaboration
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months