7 Best Security Best Practices Courses on edX
We compared 7 Security Best Practices courses currently listed on edX, priced from $20.00 to $149.00. 6 of them teach the subject directly and 1 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
- 7
- Price range
- $20.00 – $149.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 5 Sep 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "security best practices" 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 $20.00 to $149.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Security Best Practices in Google Cloud
Offered by Google Cloud
In Security Best Practices in Google Cloud, you will explore the security controls, techniques, and best practices used to help secure Google Cloud environments, including Compute Engine, cloud data and applications, and...
$20.00listed price -
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Capstone: Following the Well Architected Framework
Offered by Amazon Web Services
This course is the final part of the Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate where all of your knowledge will come together. You've gained foundational tech knowledge and AWS Cloud expertise, but how can you...
$98.98listed price -
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GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals
Offered by Google Cloud
The GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals course focuses on essential skills for managing air-gapped environments, which are isolated networks that require strict security protocols. You'll explore best practices, und...
$71.99listed price -
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Application Security for Developers
Offered by IBM
Learn to identify security vulnerabilities in applications and implement secure code practices to prevent events like data breaches and leaks. Become familiar with DevSecOps practices, and SAST for identifying security f...
$99.00listed price -
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Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google Cloud
Offered by Google Cloud
This third course in the Google Cloud Computing Foundations Professional Certificate covers how to build secure networks, and cloud automation and management tools.
$149.00listed price -
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Cyber Defense Architecture
Offered by IBM
Get job-ready skills in cyber defense architecture and hands-on experience using tools and practices employers are looking for.
$149.00listed price -
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SC-300: Implement an identity governance strategy
Offered by Microsoft
The "SC-300: Implement an identity governance strategy" course focuses on establishing and managing identity governance. It covers topics such as access management, user lifecycle, and security best practices.
$30.00listed price
Best Security Best Practices Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Best Practices in Google Cloud | edX | Google Cloud | $20.00 | View → |
| 2 | Capstone: Following the Well Architected Framework | edX | Amazon Web Services | $98.98 | View → |
| 3 | GDC Air-Gapped Practitioner Fundamentals | edX | Google Cloud | $71.99 | View → |
| 4 | Application Security for Developers | edX | IBM | $99.00 | View → |
| 5 | Google Cloud Computing Foundations: Networking and Security in Google... | edX | Google Cloud | $149.00 | View → |
| 6 | Cyber Defense Architecture | edX | IBM | $149.00 | View → |
| 7 | SC-300: Implement an identity governance strategy | edX | Microsoft | $30.00 | 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 7 priced courses on this page run from $20.00 to $149.00, with the middle of the range around $98.98 — a spread of $129.00. 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. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Security Best Practices 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 5 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.