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

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