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.

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Contingency Planning, Disaster Recovery, Computer Security Incident Management, Business Continuity Planning, Incident Management, Crisis Management, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity, Cyber Attacks, Risk Analysis
★ 4.8 (255) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Governance, Data Governance, Model Deployment, Compliance Management, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Personally Identifiable Information, AI literacy, Legal Risk, Risking, Decision Intelligence, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Machine Learning, Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Data Lakes, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, Data Analysis, Analytics, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Data Import/Export, Real Time Data, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, Performance Tuning
★ 3.1 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), File I/O, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, C (Programming Language), Program Development, Computer Science, Software Testing, Algorithms, Code Reusability, Graph Theory, C and C++, Computational Logic, Memory Management
★ 4.5 (7.3K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Testing, Brute-force attacks, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Network Analysis, Test Tools, Secure Coding, System Configuration, Security Engineering, Linux Administration, Software Installation, GitHub, Proxy Servers, Web Servers, Command-Line Interface, Authentications, Data Ethics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Unilever
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Systems, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Data Management, Data Lakes, Supply Chain Planning, Data Analysis Software, Real Time Data, Data Storage Technologies, Inventory Management System, Forecasting, Demand Planning, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, AI Enablement, Problem Solving
★ 4.7 (84) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI, Email Automation, Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, ChatGPT, AI Personalization, Expense Management, Expense Reports, AI Orchestration, AI literacy, Workflow Management, Tool Calling, Google Sheets, AI Integrations
★ 4.6 (139) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, Package and Software Management, Unit Testing, R (Software), GitHub, Version Control, Rmarkdown, Cross Platform Development, Software Versioning, Software Documentation, Test Case, Testability, R Programming, Code Reusability, Knitr, Continuous Integration, Program Development, Build Tools, Git (Version Control System), Development Testing
★ 4.1 (223) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Large Language Modeling, AI literacy, Generative AI, AI Personalization, AI powered creativity, Artificial Intelligence, Email Automation, LLM Application, Data Ethics, ChatGPT, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Content Creation, Personal Development, Productivity, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Creative Thinking, Organizational Skills
★ 4.8 (86) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, DevOps, Microservices, Application Deployment, Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Cloud Technologies, Software Architecture, Vulnerability Assessments, Information Technology Architecture, Data Architecture, Security Software, Information Architecture, Software Development, Data Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Virtual Environment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Graph Theory, Development Environment, Data Storage, Engineering Software, Unstructured Data, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Algorithms, Memory Management, Computer Programming Tools, Debugging, Program Development, Database Systems, Theoretical Computer Science
★ 4.7 (3.5K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Computer Vision, Model Evaluation, Image Analysis, Convolutional Neural Networks, Keras (Neural Network Library), Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning
★ 4.8 (20K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks