• For Individuals
  • For Businesses
  • For Universities
  • For Governments
Coursera
Log In
Join for Free
Coursera
  • Browse
  • Data Privacy And Security

Data Privacy and Security Courses

Data privacy and security courses on Coursera cover the principles and practices that protect sensitive information. Build skills in encryption, data governance, compliance, and risk management to help safeguard digital assets and support privacy in personal, corporate, and public-sector environments.


Skip to search results

Filter by

Subject
Required
 *

Language
Required
 *

The language used throughout the course, in both instruction and assessments.

Learning Product
Required
 *

Build job-relevant skills in under 2 hours with hands-on tutorials.
Learn from top instructors with graded assignments, videos, and discussion forums.
Learn a new tool or skill in an interactive, hands-on environment.
Get in-depth knowledge of a subject by completing a series of courses and projects.
Earn career credentials from industry leaders that demonstrate your expertise.
Earn career credentials while taking courses that count towards your Master’s degree.
Earn your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree online for a fraction of the cost of in-person learning.
Complete graduate-level learning without committing to a full degree program.
Earn a university-issued career credential in a flexible, interactive format.
Graduate level learning within reach.

Level
Required
 *

Duration
Required
 *

Skills
Required
 *

Subtitles
Required
 *

Educator
Required
 *

Find the Best Data Privacy and Security Course for Your Goals

Sort by: Best Match
​
  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Healthcare Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Health Information Management, Security Awareness, Encryption, Personally Identifiable Information, Health Care, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Data Security, Cyber Attacks, Medical Records, Information Privacy, Cloud Computing, Patient Safety

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    435 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of California, Irvine

    Data, Security, and Privacy

    Skills you'll gain: Data Security, System Design and Implementation, Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, Safety and Security, Information Technology, Information Privacy, Computer Literacy, Software Development Tools, Data Sharing, Technology Strategies

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    48 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Privacy Law and Data Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Medical Privacy, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Regulatory Compliance, Data Security, Data Management, Data Sharing, Incident Response, Governance, Risk Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    826 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Preview
    Preview
    S

    Starweaver

    Digital Health Data & Governance Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Health Informatics, Health Information Management, Data Governance, Health Systems, Health Care, Health Technology, Data Quality, Medical Records, Health Policy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Interoperability, Data Ethics, Telehealth, Data Security, Responsible AI, Health Equity, Emerging Technologies, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Data, Privacy and AI Security

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Threat Detection, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Governance, Data Management, Cyber Security Strategy, Data Integrity, Data Loss Prevention, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Security Awareness, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Security Management, Security Controls, Cyber Operations, Data Science

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Essentials for AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Threat Detection, Anomaly Detection, Threat Modeling, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Controls, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cybersecurity, Cyber Risk, Security Strategy, Cyber Governance, Security Awareness, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Security Management, Security Software, AI Product Strategy, Generative AI

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    12 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

What brings you to Coursera today?

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Data & Identity Security

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Identity and Access Management, Information Privacy, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Encryption, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Authentications, Threat Detection, User Provisioning, Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling, Multi-Factor Authentication, Cyber Attacks, Computer Security, Cyber Security Strategy, Data Management, Security Management, Cyber Risk, Security Awareness

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Data Privacy

    Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Responsible AI, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Ethics, Data Governance, Data Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Incident Response, Cyber Security Policies, Compliance Management, Cyber Security Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Risk Analysis, Cyber Operations, Algorithms

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    SkillUp

    Data Privacy, Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance

    Skills you'll gain: Data Security, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Data Quality, Personally Identifiable Information, Incident Response, Security Controls, Information Privacy, Threat Detection, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Compliance Management, Encryption, Data Integrity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    33 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    L

    LearnKartS

    AWS Security, Logging & DevOps for Data Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: AWS CloudFormation, Amazon CloudWatch, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS SageMaker, Amazon Web Services, CI/CD, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Devops Tools, Cloud Security, Continuous Deployment, Network Security, Amazon S3, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Security, System Monitoring, Multi-Factor Authentication, Data Pipelines

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    G

    Google

    Data Responsibility

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Quality, Data Sharing, Information Privacy, Data Analysis, Informed Consent

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    G

    Google

    The Importance of Integrity

    Skills you'll gain: Data Integrity, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Data Validation, Sample Size Determination, Sampling (Statistics), Data Analysis, Statistics, Statistical Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Searches related to data privacy and security

data, security, and privacy
healthcare data security, privacy, and compliance
data privacy, security, governance, risk and compliance
cyber security: data, privacy and ai security
cyber security: data security and information privacy
security and privacy for big data - part 1
1234…834

In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data privacy and security courses

  • Healthcare Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance: Johns Hopkins University
  • Data, Security, and Privacy: University of California, Irvine
  • Privacy Law and Data Protection: University of Pennsylvania
  • Digital Health Data & Governance Essentials : Starweaver
  • Cyber Security: Data, Privacy and AI Security: Macquarie University
  • Cyber Security: Essentials for AI: Macquarie University
  • Cyber Security: Data & Identity Security: Macquarie University
  • Cyber Security: Data Privacy: Macquarie University
  • Data Privacy, Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance: SkillUp
  • AWS Security, Logging & DevOps for Data Engineers: LearnKartS

Other topics to explore

Arts and Humanities
338 courses
Business
1095 courses
Computer Science
668 courses
Data Science
425 courses
Information Technology
145 courses
Health
471 courses
Math and Logic
70 courses
Personal Development
137 courses
Physical Science and Engineering
413 courses
Social Sciences
401 courses
Language Learning
150 courses

Coursera Footer

Skills

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Analytics
  • Digital Marketing
  • English Speaking
  • Generative AI (GenAI)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Project Management
  • Python

Certificates & Programs

  • Google Cybersecurity Certificate
  • Google Data Analytics Certificate
  • Google IT Support Certificate
  • Google Project Management Certificate
  • Google UX Design Certificate
  • IBM Data Analyst Certificate
  • IBM Data Science Certificate
  • Machine Learning Certificate
  • Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certificate
  • UI / UX Design Certificate

Industries & Careers

  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Data Science
  • Education & Teaching
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Human Resources (HR)
  • Information Technology (IT)
  • Marketing

Career Resources

  • Career Aptitude Test
  • Examples of Strengths and Weaknesses for Job Interviews
  • High-Income Skills to Learn
  • How Does Cryptocurrency Work?
  • How to Highlight Duplicates in Google Sheets
  • How to Learn Artificial Intelligence
  • Popular Cybersecurity Certifications
  • Preparing for the PMP Certification
  • Signs You Will Get the Job After an Interview
  • What Is Artificial Intelligence?

Coursera

  • About
  • What We Offer
  • Leadership
  • Careers
  • Catalog
  • Coursera Plus
  • Professional Certificates
  • MasterTrack® Certificates
  • Degrees
  • For Enterprise
  • For Government
  • For Campus
  • Become a Partner
  • Social Impact
  • Free Courses
  • Share your Coursera learning story

Community

  • Learners
  • Partners
  • Beta Testers
  • Blog
  • The Coursera Podcast
  • Tech Blog

More

  • Press
  • Investors
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Help
  • Accessibility
  • Contact
  • Articles
  • Directory
  • Affiliates
  • Modern Slavery Statement
  • Do Not Sell/Share
Learn Anywhere
Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play
Logo of Certified B Corporation
© 2025 Coursera Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Coursera Facebook
  • Coursera Linkedin
  • Coursera Twitter
  • Coursera YouTube
  • Coursera Instagram
  • Coursera TikTok