7 Best Cybersecurity Fundamentals Courses for Beginners
We compared 7 Cybersecurity Fundamentals courses currently listed on Udemy, Coursera and edX, priced from $19.99 to $89.99. 5 of them teach the subject directly and 2 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
- $19.99 – $89.99
- Providers
- Udemy, Coursera, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, edX, matched to "cybersecurity fundamentals" 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 $89.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Cybersecurity Fundamentals Cert Masterclass
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. However, every lecture recording involves me reading the scripts, and I am fully involved in scripting and production. Be careful buying courses with instructors t...
$89.99listed price -
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Microsoft MTA Security Fundamentals: 98-367
Wherever there is a network, wired or wireless; there are threats. Securi...
$24.99listed price -
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Introduction to Security Principles in Cloud Computing
Offered by Google Cloud
Imagine yourself as a digital guardian, a cyber sentinel at the frontlines of Google Cloud security, safeguarding valuable assets from the world of cybercrime. This certificate program is your training ground, a thrillin...
$49.00listed price -
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Security Command Center Fundamentals
Offered by Google Cloud
Learn about the fundamental features of Security Command Center on Google Cloud. Spend time in this course to understand assets, detection and compliance. Security Command Center is a key part of your Google Cloud securi...
$49.00listed price -
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Introduction to Cloud Next Generation Firewall
Offered by Google Cloud
Introduction to Cloud Next Generation Firewall introduces the concept of Cloud next-generation firewall (NGFW) and explores how it can be used for centralized firewall management, centralized firewall visibility, advance...
$29.00listed price -
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MS Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
This course is unlike any Microsoft SC-900 (Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals) course you will find online.Join a live online community and a course taught by industry experts and pass the Microso...
$19.99listed price -
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Simulado SC-900 Microsoft Security Fundamentals
Este curso foi criado para quem deseja dominar os fundamentos de segurança, conformidade e identidade no ambiente Microsoft e se preparar para a certificação SC-900, uma das certificações iniciais e mais valiosas da Micr...
$34.99listed price
Best Cybersecurity Fundamentals Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity Fundamentals Cert Masterclass | Udemy | — | $89.99 | View → |
| 2 | Microsoft MTA Security Fundamentals: 98-367 | Udemy | — | $24.99 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Security Principles in Cloud Computing | Coursera | Google Cloud | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Security Command Center Fundamentals | Coursera | Google Cloud | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Introduction to Cloud Next Generation Firewall | edX | Google Cloud | $29.00 | View → |
| 6 | MS Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900) | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 7 | Simulado SC-900 Microsoft Security Fundamentals | Udemy | — | $34.99 | 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 $19.99 to $89.99, with the middle of the range around $34.99 — a spread of $70.00. 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 Udemy, Coursera 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.
Courses versus exam preparation
2 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Cybersecurity Fundamentals 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 18 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.