14 Best Data Protection Courses for Beginners
We compared 14 Data Protection courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $449.00. 13 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 5 come from a named university or institution, including University of Leeds, New York University and University of Colorado System. 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 – $449.00
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy, edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, edX, matched to "data protection" 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 $449.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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An Introduction to Cryptography
Offered by University of Leeds
Cryptography is an essential part of secure but accessible communication that's critical for our everyday life and organisations use it to protect their privacy and keep their conversations and data confidential. This co...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Cyber Security
Offered by New York University
Introduction to Cyber Security was designed to help learners develop a deeper understanding of modern information and system protection technology and methods. The learning outcome is simple: We hope learners will develo...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Cybersecurity for Business
Offered by University of Colorado System
The world runs computers. From small to large businesses, from the CEO down to level 1 support staff, everyone uses computers. This course is designed to give you a practical perspective on computer security. This course...
$79.00listed price -
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Introduction to Privacy Engineering
In today's world, it is crucial to properly understand privacy-related issues and practices when designing and implementing information and communication technologies. Data protection authorities worldwide impose regulat...
$19.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateISO 27701—Privacy Information Management System for Beginner
Disclosure: This course contains the use of artificial intelligenceAre you looking to understand ISO, ISO 27701, Privacy Information Management System implementation, compliance, audit practices, and international privac...
$109.99listed price -
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Introduction to Cybersecurity Principles
Offered by The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Build your foundational knowledge of fundamental cybersecurity strategies and concepts through this introductory course, specifically designed for professionals navigating today's changing digital environment.
$219.00listed price -
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Udemy CertificateISO 27002:2022 - Information Security Controls for Beginners
This course offers a beginner-friendly exploration of ISO 27002:2022, a key standard for information security controls. You'll grasp essential concepts like governance and organizational security and learn how various co...
$109.99listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Security in the World of AI
Offered by Google Cloud
In Introduction to Security in the World of AI, you will explore the evolving security challenges associated with AI adoption and strategies to identify, prevent, and mitigate AI-related risks. Grounded in Google’s Secur...
$29.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to LLM Vulnerabilities
Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs
Discover the critical importance of security in large language models (LLMs). Gain essential skills in identifying and mitigating risks, including model theft, prompt injection, and sensitive information disclosure. Ensu...
$249.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Operating Systems 4: Persistence
Offered by Codio
Learn how OSes store and protect data with no installs. Cover I/O, directories, file systems, integrity, protection, and distributed systems through short readings, images, and runnable code. Video-free and self-paced, w...
$149.00listed price -
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Privacy - Part 1
Offered by Infosec
This course will explore how to create a privacy program including the dangers, challenges and methods. We will also explore concepts like Privacy governance, Privacy program frameworks and discuss existing legal, standa...
$49.00listed price -
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Privacy - Part 3
Offered by Infosec
Part 3 of the Privacy Fundamentals explores information security and data protection and how to manage a security breach. We will also take a look at continual improvement which includes understanding performance, explor...
$49.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditBeginners Guide to Cybersecurity
Offered by IBM
Build an essential understanding of cybersecurity and how to address common security threats and reduce risks.
$49.00listed price -
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CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity
Offered by Harvard University
An introduction to cybersecurity for technical and non-technical audiences alike.
$449.00listed price
Best Data Protection Courses for Beginners 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 14 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $449.00, with the middle of the range around $79.00 — a spread of $429.01. 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 Coursera, Udemy and edX. 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. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Leeds, New York University and University of Colorado System — 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 Data Protection 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 30 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.