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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Team Management, Team Building, Team Performance Management, Teamwork, Conflict Management, Team Motivation, Trustworthiness, Decision Making, Team Collaboration, Strategic Decision-Making, Rapport Building, People Management, Goal Setting, Leadership, Professional Development, Performance Management, Performance Analysis, Lifelong Learning, Knowledge Transfer
★ 4.8 (213) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Requirements Management, Business Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Performance Improvement, Business Requirements, Business Planning, Stakeholder Communications, Case Studies, Stakeholder Analysis, Governance, Strategic Planning, Problem Solving
★ 4.8 (133) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Unified Modeling Language, Systems Development Life Cycle, Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, Systems Design, System Design and Implementation, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation
★ 4.2 (312) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Software-Defined Networking, Network Monitoring, Threat Modeling, Virtual Networking, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Network Performance Management, Network Protocols, General Networking, Cybersecurity, Network Infrastructure, Network Administration, Local Area Networks, Network Analysis, OSI Models, Network Model, Networking Hardware
★ 4.7 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Social Media Content, Content Marketing, Social Media Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Digital Media Strategy, Marketing Design, Target Market, Drive Engagement, Customer Engagement, Content Creation, Multimedia, Writing
★ 4.8 (1.2K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Invoicing, Billing & Invoicing, Inventory Management, Inventory Management System, Tax Management, Accounting Software, Customer Relationship Management, Billing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Tax, Small Business Accounting, Accounting and Finance Software, Accounting, Security Controls, Payroll Systems
★ 4.5 (86) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Model Training, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, AI literacy, Model Optimization, Ethical Standards And Conduct
★ 4.3 (14) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Queen Mary University of London
Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cloud Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Information Privacy, Cyber Governance, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Policies, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Regulatory Requirements, Data Sharing, Legal Risk, Computer Security Incident Management, Data Import/Export, Incident Management, Case Law
★ 4.9 (79) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, R Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Descriptive Analytics, Statistical Modeling, R (Software), Model Evaluation, Statistical Analysis, Logistic Regression, Statistical Software, Predictive Modeling, Data Import/Export
★ 4.8 (533) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Experience Design, Generative AI, LLM Application, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Integrations, Application Development, Authentications, Context Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Network Routing, Routing Protocols, Network Routers, OSI Models, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Switches, Networking Hardware, Local Area Networks, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols, System Configuration, Network Performance Management, Computer Hardware, Configuration Management, iOS Development
★ 4.8 (40) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Mining, Data Processing, Big Data, Apache Spark, Splunk, Data Analysis, Unstructured Data, Analytics, Data Wrangling, Network Analysis, Classification Algorithms
★ 4.4 (402) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months