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.

Illinois Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Operating System Administration, Open Source Technology, Cloud Security, Virtualization, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Linux, Package and Software Management, Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, Serverless Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Web Development, Network Security, Shell Script, Identity and Access Management, Linux Administration, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows, Test Driven Development (TDD)
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Network Troubleshooting, Cloud Engineering, Problem Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Incident Response
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Lakes, Google Cloud Platform, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Management, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Cloud Storage, Advanced Analytics, Data Processing, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Data Ethics, Personally Identifiable Information, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Safety and Security, Encryption
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Gmail, Google Workspace, Issue Tracking, Help Desk Support, System Support, Desktop Support, Technical Support, Email Security, Data Access, Event Monitoring, File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Storytelling, Serverless Computing, Javascript and jQuery, Network Troubleshooting, Database Management Systems, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Open Source Technology, Cloud-Native Computing, Project Scoping, Networking Hardware, Virtualization, Unified Modeling Language, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Computer Hardware, Design Thinking, Team Oriented, DevSecOps
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Detection, Cyber Threat Hunting, Threat Management, Incident Response, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Google Gemini, Vulnerability Management, AI Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Digital Forensics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Data Governance, Database Theory, User Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Algorithms, Agile Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Unified Modeling Language, Software Architecture, Cybersecurity, Responsive Web Design, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Agile Methodology, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Ethics
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Social Network Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Storytelling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Supervised Learning, Network Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Data Preprocessing, Web Scraping, Statistical Modeling, Python Programming
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Coursera
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks