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.

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Media and Communications, International Relations, Interviewing Skills, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Podcasting, Storytelling, Safety and Security, Content Creation, Digital Publishing, Diversity Awareness, Business Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Wireless Networks, Network Security, Local Area Networks, Network Infrastructure, Network Administration, System Configuration, Authentications, Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Network Security
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Big Data, Statistical Programming, Text Mining, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of New Mexico
Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Full-Stack Web Development, Git (Version Control System), Middleware, Software Architecture, User Interface (UI), Agile Software Development, Application Frameworks, Ajax, Model View Controller, Databases, Relational Databases, Software Development, Ruby on Rails, Software Design Patterns, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Application Security, Security Testing, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Data Validation, Encryption, Security Controls, Data Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Verification And Validation, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Database Application, Security Awareness, Cybersecurity, Web Servers, Web Development Tools
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Telecommunications, Communication Systems, Distributed Computing, Wireless Networks, General Networking, Network Routing, Embedded Software, Network Protocols
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Governance, System Monitoring, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Enterprise Security, Data Security, Authorization (Computing), Multi-Factor Authentication, User Accounts, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

28DIGITAL
Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Case Law, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, IT Security Architecture, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, European History, Data Governance, Legal Research, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Tensorflow, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing, Data Preprocessing, Applied Machine Learning, Text Mining, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Performance Testing, Software Quality Assurance, White-Box Testing, API Testing, Test Script Development, Debugging, Software Development Methodologies, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), JUnit, Maintainability, Development Testing, Selenium (Software), Scalability, Automation, Software Technical Review, DevOps, Regression Testing, Test Execution Engine, Security Testing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, Package and Software Management, Linux, Shell Script, Ubuntu, Unix Shell, Linux Administration, Operating System Administration, Bash (Scripting Language), Unix, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, Scripting, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, File Systems, System Configuration, Database Management, General Networking, Network Security
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months