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.
Data Privacy and Protection
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
Skills you'll gain
- Regulation and Legal Compliance
- Incident Response
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Information Privacy
- Data Integrity
- Data Security
- Law, Regulation, and Compliance
- Data Storage
- Data Ethics
- Data Management
- Cybersecurity
- Threat Detection
- Personally Identifiable Information
- Data Loss Prevention
- Data Governance
Details to know
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September 2025
Assessments
3 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 2 modules in this course
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
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
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