6 Best Security Assessment Courses on Coursera
We compared 6 Security Assessment courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 5 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including Kennesaw State University. 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
- 6
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 9 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "security assessment" 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 $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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1
Managing Network Security
Offered by Kennesaw State University
Almost every organization uses computer networks to share their information and to support their business operations. When we allow network access to data it is exposed to threats from inside and outside of the organizat...
$79.00listed price -
2
Hands-On Web App Pentesting
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
3
Identity and Zero Trust Architecture
Offered by Microsoft
In this advanced-level course, you will learn to design robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) architectures that support the modern enterprise. You'll move beyond traditional models to implement Zero Trust principl...
$49.00listed price -
4
Web Security, Social Engineering & External Attacks
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
5
Strategic AI Governance
Offered by Coursera
Learn the complete lifecycle of responsible AI implementation from ethical design to production governance. This comprehensive specialization equips professionals with the critical skills to design, deploy, and govern AI...
$49.00listed price -
6
CyberSec First Responder (Exam CFR-410)
Offered by CertNexus
This Specialization covers network defense and incident response methods, tactics, and procedures that are in alignment with industry frameworks such as NIST SP 800-61r2, US-CERT's National Cyber Incident Response Plan (...
$49.00listed price
Best Security Assessment Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managing Network Security | Coursera | Kennesaw State University | $79.00 | View → |
| 2 | Hands-On Web App Pentesting | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Identity and Zero Trust Architecture | Coursera | Microsoft | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Web Security, Social Engineering & External Attacks | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Strategic AI Governance | Coursera | Coursera | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | CyberSec First Responder (Exam CFR-410) | Coursera | CertNexus | $49.00 | View → |
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 6 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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 Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Kennesaw State University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Security Assessment 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 9 September 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.