Information security courses can help you learn risk assessment, network security protocols, encryption techniques, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in threat analysis, vulnerability management, and compliance with security regulations. Many courses introduce tools like firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security information and event management (SIEM) software, demonstrating how these tools are applied to protect data and maintain system integrity.

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Dashboard, Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Big Data, Microsoft Excel, IBM Cognos Analytics, Analytical Skills, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Goal Setting, Negotiation, Time Management, Business Planning, Project Controls, Feasibility Studies, Entrepreneurship, Team Leadership, Business Correspondence, Financial Statement Analysis, Project Planning, Team Performance Management, Concision, Team Management, Editing, Team Building, Project Management, Communication, Performance Metric
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Mac OS, User Accounts, File Management, User Provisioning, Data Security, Operating System Administration, Software Installation, Unix, System Configuration, Operating Systems, Unix Commands, Data Storage, Encryption, Hardware Troubleshooting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Salesforce, AI Security, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Enablement, Customer Relationship Management, Generative AI, Predictive Modeling, Data Security, Data Modeling, Large Language Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI API, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, OpenAI, Model Deployment, Risk Management Framework, Embeddings, Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, AI Product Strategy, Compliance Training, AI Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, Embeddings, Generative AI, Databases, LLM Application, AI Personalization, Database Design, NoSQL, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Apache Airflow, Operational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Design, SQL, Data Architecture, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Data Security, Data Import/Export, Data Transformation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: Systems Analysis, Database Design, Business Process Modeling, Process Flow Diagrams, System Testing, Process Mapping, Functional Requirement, Application Deployment, Process Analysis, Business Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Development Testing, Data Management, System Design and Implementation, Software Design Documents, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Engagement
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Responsible AI, IBM Cloud, AI Workflows, No-Code Development, Model Deployment, Natural Language Processing, AI Enablement, Analytics, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Data Science
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, Interactive Data Visualization, Application Performance Management, Security Controls, Cloud-Native Computing, Authentications, Network Monitoring, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Amazon Web Services, System Configuration, Service Management, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks