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14 Best Security Courses for Beginners

We compared 14 Security courses currently listed on Udemy, Coursera and edX, priced from $19.99 to $209.00. 13 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
14
Price range
$19.99 – $209.00
Providers
Udemy, Coursera, edX
Last updated
30 Aug 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen

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

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 $209.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Udemy Bootcamp

    The Complete PL/SQL Bootcamp : "Beginner to Advanced PL/SQL"

    Latest Course Updates: (Dec, 2025) : Installing Oracle Database 23 AI section was added! (Brand New!)(Aug 2025) : "Oracle-Supplied PL/SQL Packages" section was added!(May 2025): "Using Dynamic SQL &am...

    $199.99
    listed price
  2. 2
    Udemy Certificate

    Salesforce Associate Certification: Beginner's Guide to CRM

    Salesforce Associate Certification – Beginner’s Guide to CRMReady to take your first step into the exciting world of Salesforce? Whether you’re an aspiring tech professional, a career switcher, or just CRM-curious, this...

    $49.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit

    AWS Essentials: Cloud, AWS IAM, & Amazon S3 for Beginners

    Build a strong foundation in AWS — Cloud concepts, IAM, the AWS CLI, and Amazon S3 — through clear explanations, hands-on demonstrations, and section-end quizzes designed to reinforce your learning.This course is ideal f...

    $29.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    Udemy Certificate Lowest price here

    Linux Training for Beginner - RHCSA

    Linux Core: Linux Core ConceptsThis module focuses on foundational Linux concepts and core tasks. You will learn how to apply command-line concepts and enterprise-level tools, starting you on your journey toward becoming...

    $19.99
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy Certificate

    Azure for Beginners: A Comprehensive Introduction

    This one-day course will provide foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts; core Azure services; security, privacy, compliance, and trust; and Azure pricing and support. This course prepare for the Exam AZ-900.If yo...

    $199.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy Certificate

    A to Z of Apache Nifi-Beginner to Admin-Master the Data Flow

    Have you realised the Digital Evolutuon that already happened in this sweet Earth? And when it comes to digital, Data is most important.Hence Data is everything in this today’s digital evolution. Because data is king, he...

    $19.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit

    Blockchain Technology for Beginners

    Nowadays, you have probably heard the terms Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, crypto wallet, etc. in your day-to-day life. People usually treat it as an investment opportunity. But apart from that, the technology behind bitcoin,...

    $24.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy Certificate

    Complete Python 3 Ethical Hacking: Beginner To Advanced!

    Have you always wanted to learn Python 3 Ethical Hacking but you just don't know where to start?Or maybe you have started but you just don't know how.Then the “Complete Python 3 Ethical Hacking: Beginner To Advanced!” is...

    $199.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit

    Azure Administrator for beginners

    Start your cloud computing journey with Azure Administrator for Beginners, a comprehensive hands-on course designed for students, IT professionals, system administrators, and aspiring cloud engineers who want to master M...

    $19.99
    listed price
  10. 10
    Udemy Certificate

    Rocking AWS for Beginners (Hands On)

    What will you achieve from this course?Welcome to Rocking AWS for Beginners course:Cloud computing origin story - Learn how and why cloud computing started. You'd also learn answers to popular questions like "is AWS secu...

    $49.99
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit

    SQL From Beginner to Advanced

    Offered by LearnKartS

    Data is everywhere. The people who can query it, design it, & secure it are the ones getting hired. This specialization takes you from zero SQL knowledge to job-ready skills. Here’s what you will build skills in: SQL Fou...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    edX MOOC / Non-credit

    Introduction to Istio

    Offered by The Linux Foundation

    Service meshes are becoming a vital component of a company’s infrastructure. This course teaches you how to monitor, connect, and secure microservices using Istio service mesh, the most widely adopted service mesh in pro...

    $189.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    edX MOOC / Non-credit

    Introduction to Designing Data Lakes on AWS

    Offered by Amazon Web Services

    In this class, we will help you understand how to create and operate a data lake in a secure and scalable way, without previous knowledge of data science!

    $209.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Udemy Certificate Certification prep

    AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Complete Beginners Guide

    Want to pass the Microsoft AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals exam and finally understand how Azure actually works?This beginner-friendly AZ-900 course is designed to take you from little or no cloud knowledge to a clear, practi...

    $24.99
    listed price

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