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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Data Ethics, Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Research, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Sample Size Determination, Sampling (Statistics)
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Design, Database Management, Data Analysis, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Query Languages, Analytics, GitHub, Data Integration, AI Enablement, Git (Version Control System), Performance Tuning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Python Programming, Data Transformation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Data Mapping, Advanced Analytics, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Web Development, Application Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, AI Security, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Regression Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Statistical Visualization, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Network Analysis, Statistical Methods, Planning, Applied Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Linear Algebra, File I/O, Data Preprocessing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Database Administration, SQL, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Google Analytics
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Database Design, SQL, Star Schema, Business Intelligence, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Mart, Data Integrity, Data Analysis, Snowflake Schema, Data Transformation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Lakes, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Data Management, Cloud Storage, Database Management, Data Warehousing, Data Access, Metadata Management, NoSQL, Star Schema, Data Quality, Big Data, Query Languages, Data Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Tuning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Clinical Trials, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Data Science, Strategic Decision-Making, Root Cause Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Treatment Planning, Personalized Service, A/B Testing, Machine Learning, Online Advertising
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Containerization, Amazon Web Services, Data Migration, Amazon DynamoDB, Docker (Software), Database Systems, Databases, Cloud Engineering, Kubernetes, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Infrastructure, Operational Databases, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Database Management, Performance Tuning, Amazon S3, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Security, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks