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 California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Health Informatics, Data Dictionary, Health Systems, Metadata Management, Health Care, Data Mapping, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Value-Based Care, Health Information Management, Taxonomy, Care Coordination, Data Literacy, Clinical Data Management, ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), Data Quality, Medical Terminology, Big Data, Interoperability, Data Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Data Storage, Algorithms, Data Storage Technologies, Database Systems, Database Theory, Theoretical Computer Science
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Import/Export, Big Data, Analytics, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Technical Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Security, Cloud Security, Firewall, Network Monitoring, Google Cloud Platform, Network Troubleshooting, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Identity and Access Management, Threat Detection, Proxy Servers
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Storytelling, Tableau Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Histogram
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Software Engineering, Distributed Computing, Cloud Storage, Extract, Transform, Load, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Serverless Computing, Cloud Technologies, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Python Programming, Data Governance, NumPy, Rust (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Integration, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Data Quality, Data Preprocessing, Data Collection, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, SQL, MySQL, Databases, Query Languages, Pandas (Python Package), Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Threat Management, Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Security, Multi-Cloud, Threat Detection, Risk Management Framework, Application Security, Google Cloud Platform, Change Requests
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, File I/O, Data Structures, Scripting, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Data Storage
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Stakeholder Management, Rmarkdown, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Data Validation, Data Literacy, Ggplot2, Data Ethics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Interactive Data Visualization, Analytical Skills, Data Integrity, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Case Studies, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months