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Data Security Courses

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.


Popular Data Security Courses and Certifications


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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Driven Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, R (Software), Data Visualization, Statistical Inference, Variance Analysis, Sampling (Statistics)

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Huddersfield

    BSc Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Linear Algebra, Integral Calculus, Graph Theory, Matplotlib, Computational Logic, Calculus, Differential Equations, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Visualization Software, Algorithms, Python Programming, Computational Thinking, Data Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Analysis, Data Manipulation, Algebra, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Geometry, General Mathematics

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • C

    Coursera

    Data Visualization using Bokeh

    Skills you'll gain: Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Geospatial Mapping, Geospatial Information and Technology, Interactive Data Visualization, Scatter Plots, Software Installation, Python Programming

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    American Psychological Association

    Data Exploration in Psychology

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Software, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Histogram, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Data Visualization Software, Data Literacy, Probability & Statistics, Quantitative Research, Variance Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Statistics, Social Sciences

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Kafka Integration with Storm, Spark, Flume, and Security

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, Distributed Computing, Real Time Data, Data Integration, Apache Hadoop, Security Controls, Configuration Management, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, Encryption, Authorization (Computing), Authentications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Python Data Representations

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Development Environment, Data Structures, Data Storage, Scripting, Python Programming, Program Development, Scripting Languages, Debugging

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    PwC

    Data Visualization with Advanced Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Graphing, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Modeling, Databases, Data Analysis, Simulation and Simulation Software

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    3K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Unordered Data Structures

    Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Unstructured Data, Network Routing, Algorithms

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    557 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    BigQuery Soccer Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Databases, Big Data, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Analysis

    3.1
    Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of California, Davis

    Healthcare Data Models

    Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Data Validation, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Modeling, Health Informatics, Data Transformation, Data Warehousing, Star Schema, Health Information Management, Data Analysis, Analytics, Electronic Medical Record, Database Systems, Relational Databases

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    56 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Cloud Data Engineering

    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)

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    91 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Applied Data Science with R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Dashboard, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Ggplot2, Model Evaluation, Data Presentation, SQL, Plot (Graphics), Databases, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, R Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    1.3K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data security courses

  • Data Driven Decision Making: University of Colorado Boulder
  • BSc Data Science: University of Huddersfield
  • Data Visualization using Bokeh: Coursera
  • Data Exploration in Psychology: American Psychological Association
  • Kafka Integration with Storm, Spark, Flume, and Security: LearnKartS
  • Python Data Representations: Rice University
  • Data Visualization with Advanced Excel: PwC
  • Unordered Data Structures: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • BigQuery Soccer Data Analysis : Google Cloud
  • Healthcare Data Models: University of California, Davis

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