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 System
Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, Application Security, Technical Design, Security Engineering, Software Development Methodologies, Conceptual Design, Waterfall Methodology, Requirements Analysis, Agile Methodology
★ 4.6 (253) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Literacy, Analytics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Software, Predictive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Probability & Statistics, Estimation, Statistical Reporting, Microsoft Excel, Forecasting, Sampling (Statistics)
★ 4.8 (879) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Journalism, Research, Intelligence Collection and Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Collection, Rapport Building, Media and Communications, Electronic Media, Diversity Awareness
★ 4.7 (511) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Convolutional Neural Networks, Data Quality, Data Manipulation, Image Analysis, Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Applied Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Model Training, Model Optimization, AI Workflows, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning
★ 4.8 (104) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, No-Code Development, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Artificial Intelligence, AI literacy, Business Solutions, Machine Learning, Business Metrics, Data Storytelling, Responsible AI, User Experience Design, Generative AI, Business Analytics, Compliance Auditing, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Application Deployment, Data Validation, Dashboard, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, CrewAI, Agentic Workflows, Model Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems, Responsible AI, Software Architecture, Application Deployment, Systems Architecture, System Design and Implementation, Communication Systems, Safety and Security, System Monitoring, Scalability, Continuous Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Customer Insights, Sales Strategy, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Sales Enablement, Microsoft 365, Persona Development, Data Cleansing, Sales Management, Sales, Anomaly Detection, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Marketing Operations, Personalized Campaigns, Marketing Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Marketing Design, Data Validation
★ 4.5 (97) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Inventory Management, Customer Data Management, Order Processing, Order Management, Order Fulfillment, Inventory Management System, Inventory Control, Product Assortment, Account Management, E-Commerce, Web Analytics, Retail Management, Product Management, Content Management Systems, Retail Store Operations, Performance Analysis, Editing, Marketing, Business
★ 4.5 (603) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Civil Procedures, Court Systems, Political Sciences, Case Law, Public Safety and National Security, Jury Trial, Social Justice, Governance, Case Studies, Health Policy
★ 4.8 (1.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Data Import/Export, Management Reporting, Model Evaluation, AI literacy, Stakeholder Engagement, Prompt Engineering, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Timelines, Report Writing, Responsible AI, Business Reporting, Extract, Transform, Load, Project Documentation, Data Transformation, Data Presentation, AI Enablement, Risk Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

STARWEAVER
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, CrewAI, AI Orchestration, Generative AI, Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Prompt Patterns, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, AI Integrations, Large Language Modeling, Model Deployment, Responsible AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Application Deployment, Collaboration, Data Integration, Logical Reasoning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Azure Active Directory, Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Multi-Factor Authentication, Authentications, User Accounts, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, User Provisioning, Cloud Security, Single Sign-On (SSO), Hybrid Cloud Computing, Self Service Technologies
★ 4.5 (103) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks