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.

Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Network Security, Vulnerability Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Hardening, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Security Awareness, Incident Response, Cybersecurity, Network Protocols, Endpoint Detection and Response, Threat Detection, Bash (Scripting Language), Debugging, Linux, Web Presence, Python Programming, SQL
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Exploitation techniques, Server Side, Application Security, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Responsible AI, Data Security, LLM Application, Cyber Attacks, Security Awareness, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Identity and Access Management, Private Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, User Provisioning, Cloud Security, Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, Virtual Networking, User Accounts
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Responsible AI, Data Security, Security Strategy, Security Management, Infrastructure Security, Risking, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Computer Security Incident Management, Kubernetes, Incident Response, Threat Detection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Continuous Monitoring, Security Controls, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Event Monitoring, System Monitoring, Hardening, Containerization, Anomaly Detection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, AI Integrations, ChatGPT, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), General Networking, Threat Detection, Cloud Security, Automation, Cloud Deployment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, Key Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security, Security Controls, Cloud Infrastructure, AWS CloudFormation, Network Security, Cryptography, Network Infrastructure, Encryption, Virtual Networking, Cloud Storage, Network Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Incident Response, Incident Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Cyber Attacks, Security Management, Security Strategy, Cyber Risk, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Information Assurance, Data Ethics, Network Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Cloud Security, Cyber Security Assessment, Penetration Testing, Microsoft Azure, Exploitation techniques, Security Controls, Azure Active Directory, Brute-force attacks, Email Security, Cloud Storage, Authentications, User Accounts, Identity and Access Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, OAuth, Security Controls, Encryption, Cloud API, Security Awareness, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Cloud Storage, Authentications, Data Security, Hardening, Application Programming Interface (API), Virtual Machines, Vulnerability Scanning, Data Persistence, Key Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, OAuth, Security Controls, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Application Security, Cloud Storage, Authorization (Computing), Data Access, Data Security, Encryption, Vulnerability Scanning, Key Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Scanning, Microsoft Azure, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Key Management, Cloud Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Security Policies, Security Controls, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Management, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Multi-Cloud, IT Automation, Incident Management, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks