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12 Best Security Operations Courses for Advanced Learners

We compared 12 Security Operations courses currently listed on edX, Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 6 of them teach the subject directly and 6 are built around a certification exam. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.

Courses compared
12
Price range
$19.99 – $199.99
Providers
edX, Coursera, Udemy
Last updated
31 Aug 2026
How these 12 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, Coursera, Udemy, matched to "security operations" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.

The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.

There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade D

    Google Security Operations - Deep Dive

    Offered by Google Cloud

    Take the next step in working with the Chronicle Security Operations Platform. Build on fundamental knowledge to more deeply investigate customization and tuning.

    $45.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Splunk Administration and Advanced Topics

    Offered by EDUCBA

    This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Splunk administration, focusing on managing and maintaining the Splunk platform for efficient data collection, indexing, and analysis. The course includes main topics...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Advanced Security Practices: Risk & Endpoint Security

    Offered by John Wiley & Sons

    This course provides thorough preparation for the CASP+ CAS-004 exam, focusing on advanced security strategies, techniques, and real-world applications. The course covers crucial concepts in risk management, endpoint sec...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate Grade B Lowest price here

    ASIS CPP: Certified Protection Professional Masterclass

    Welcome to the comprehensive "ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Exam Preparation and Security Management Fundamentals" course. This course has been meticulously designed to provide you with the knowledge and s...

    $19.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    ISC2 Certification in Cybersecurity (CC) Masterclass

    This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.Are you looking to start a career in cybersecurity and earn your first globally recognized certification? The (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) credential is t...

    $19.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Detection Engineering Masterclass: Part 2

    Welcome to the Detection Engineering Masterclass: Part 2!Don't Purchase if you haven't gone through Part 1!Two Part Course OverviewThis course will first teach the theory behind security operations and detection engineer...

    $49.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade B

    SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert

    This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.This SC-100 course by Christopher Nett is a meticulously organized Udemy course designed for IT professionals aiming to pass the Microsoft SC-100: Microsoft Cyberse...

    $19.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade B

    CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ (CAS-004)

    The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner is a preparatory course for CompTIA CASP+ certification exam. The exam focuses on evaluating the skills of candidates related to security architecture, security operations, secu...

    $199.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade B

    Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) Exam Prep

    Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert Certification Practice Exam CoursePrepare with confidence for the Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert certification exam with this practical, exam-focus...

    $19.99
    listed price
  10. 10
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Certification prep Grade C

    FCSS - Advanced Analytics Architect 6.7 - Exam Prep 2025

    In this comprehensive course, you will acquire advanced skills tailored for the FCSS - Advanced Analytics 6.7 exam, focusing on leveraging FortiSIEM effectively in a multi-tenant environment. Throughout the curriculum, y...

    $19.99
    listed price
  11. 11
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade C

    SC-100 Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert Test Exams

    Prepare to ace the SC-100 certification exam with the most comprehensive collection of practice tests available. This course features 6 SC-100 practice exams containing 1020 carefully crafted questions designed to mirror...

    $44.99
    listed price
  12. 12
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep Grade C

    Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Experts - SC-100

    The SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Experts exam contains the official Microsoft objectives that will provide proper knowledge to the candidates with the goal to upgrade their skills or simply to confirm their...

    $19.99
    listed price

Best Security Operations Courses for Advanced Learners compared

Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.

What the prices here tell you

The 12 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $44.99 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.

Who is behind these courses

These courses come from edX, Coursera and Udemy. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion.

Courses versus exam preparation

6 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Security Operations from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.

Before you enrol

Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 31 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.

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