15 Best Encryption Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Encryption courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $9.99 to $249.00. 3 come from a named university or institution, including IBM, University of Leeds and University of Maryland Baltimore County. 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
- 15
- Price range
- $9.99 – $249.00
- Providers
- Coursera, edX, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "encryption" 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 $9.99 to $249.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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AWS Security – Encryption Fundamentals
Offered by Amazon Web Services
In this course, you will learn about Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings designed to facilitate the practice of encryption throughout your data's cloud lifecycle. You will also have the option to review encryption concep...
$9.99listed price -
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Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Offered by IBM
Vigilance against cyberthreats and attacks becomes increasingly important year over year as we continue to accelerate the amount of sensitive information in digital, web-accessible formats. Do you want to arm yourself wi...
$49.00listed price -
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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 Post-Quantum Cryptography
Offered by University of Maryland Baltimore County
This six-week online course on Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) offers an active, immersive introduction to the emerging field of quantum-safe encryption. Designed for beginning STEM learners, the course blends foundation...
$249.00listed price -
5
Master Basics of Cybersecurity Fundamentals Training
Offered by Simplilearn
This specialization offers a hands-on journey into identifying and mitigating cyber threats through real-world simulations. Learn to analyze suspicious behavior, detect attack types like SQL injection and DDoS, and apply...
$49.00listed price -
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Linux Fundamentals: Configure, Secure & Manage
Offered by EDUCBA
Build a strong foundation in Linux system administration by learning how to configure, secure, and manage Linux environments with Red Hat Linux and Fedora. This course takes you from the fundamentals of Linux and open-so...
$49.00listed price -
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The Beginners Cyber Security Awareness Training Course
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 -
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Cryptography: Learn Public Key Infrastructure from Scratch
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 -
9
Cybersecurity Fundamentals - 6 ISACA Style Exams
This practice test bundle contains multiple full-length practice exams for the ISACA Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate (Cybersecurity Fundamentals) exam. Each exam is built from a pool of original questions, weighte...
$29.99listed price -
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Google Go Programming for Beginners (golang)
Google Go Programming for Beginners (Golang) There are an endless number of programming languages out there, and new ones are added on an almost daily basis. To keep on top of the game and broaden your skill set, picking...
$99.99listed price -
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Cybersecurity Fundamentals Bootcamp: Launch Your Tech Career
Disclaimer: This course contains the use of artificial intelligence (AI).This 14-day Cybersecurity Fundamentals Bootcamp takes you from absolute beginner to job-ready even if you've never written a line of code or touche...
$199.99listed price -
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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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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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Cyber Security Fundamentals for Beginners
This beginner-friendly course teaches the essential concepts and skills of cyber security using clear, real-world examples. You will learn how to protect your personal information, digital accounts, and devices from comm...
$29.99listed price -
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Linux Security for Beginners
Do You Want To Learn and Master Linux Security?This course is designed for those who want to learn and make their career in Linux security. You’ll learn how you can secure your Linux infrastructure and detect and prevent...
$49.99listed price
Best Encryption 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $249.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $239.01. 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, edX and Udemy. 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. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including IBM, University of Leeds and University of Maryland Baltimore County — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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.