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Data Privacy and Protection

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 hour to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Define the need for data privacy

  • Explain key data privacy laws, regulations, and standards

  • Describe types of data

  • Demonstrate employee responsibility to protect data

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Assessments

3 assignments

Taught in English

There are 2 modules in this course

In this course, you’ll learn why data privacy matters. You’ll discover what private data is and how to distinguish it from other types of data. You’ll learn about key data privacy laws, regulations, and standards that apply to many organizations worldwide, and then you’ll explore what you need to do to keep private data private.

This course includes a variety of instructional strategies to support effective learning. You will engage with interactive components such as case-based scenarios, one practice quiz and one graded quiz designed to reinforce your understanding and promote active participation. The course culminates in a final comprehensive quiz that reinforces key concepts and assesses your readiness to recognize, prevent, and respond to workplace cybersecurity threats.

Welcome to Data Privacy and Protection! In this course, you’ll learn why data privacy matters. You’ll discover what private data is and how to distinguish it from other types of data. You’ll learn about key data privacy laws, regulations, and standards that apply to many organizations worldwide, and then you’ll explore what you need to do to keep private data private.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments3 plugins

1 video•Total 3 minutes
  • The Consequences of a Data Breach•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 8 minutes
  • About the course•2 minutes
  • Employee Responsibilities for Protecting Data•6 minutes
2 assignments•Total 21 minutes
  • Understanding Data Privacy•6 minutes
  • Understanding Data Privacy•15 minutes
3 plugins•Total 14 minutes
  • Why data privacy matters•3 minutes
  • Data •10 minutes
  • Key Data Privacy Laws, Regulations and Standards•1 minute

You've made it to the end of the course! Now, you'll wrap it up by reviewing the course's key takeaways and testing your knowledge of data privacy and protection by taking the final quiz.

What's included

2 readings1 assignment

2 readings•Total 6 minutes
  • Takeaways •4 minutes
  • References •2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
  • Final quiz•15 minutes

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