Data Privacy and Technology Certificate
Our Data Privacy and Technology Certificate program offers a comprehensive learning journey designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to navigate the intricate landscape of data privacy.
By enrolling in this program, candidates can expect to gain:
Strategizing Data Privacy for Organizations: Highlighting data privacy strategies for diverse organizations, this segment starts with examining collected data and associated privacy risks. Address challenges in customer relationship management and explore solutions. Topics covered include accuracy metrics, privacy violations, and the implementation of data policies that enhance privacy while minimizing business impacts.
Foundations of Information Privacy: Build a strong foundation in information privacy terminology, requirements, and approaches. Understand privacy’s role in data governance and risk management. Explore the evolution of privacy as a practice and profession. Topics include privacy definitions, principles, safeguards, and the evolving landscape of privacy in data governance and risk management.
Navigating Information Privacy Laws: Covering academic and constitutional backgrounds to privacy, delving into intersections of privacy with free speech, law enforcement, and national security. Explore privacy considerations in government records, commercial contexts, and international scenarios. Topics encompass government records, financial and consumer data, data security, and the legal and policy implications surrounding these areas.
International Cybersecurity Law & Policy: Understand national and international policy and legal considerations related to cybersecurity and cyberspace. Explore laws pertaining to cybercrime, espionage, and cyber warfare. Discuss the impact of existing laws on corporations and cybersecurity in different countries. Topics encompass privacy, intellectual property, critical infrastructure protection, and the evolving challenges posed by cybersecurity threats. Enrolling in the Data Privacy and Technology Certificate program equips candidates with a comprehensive skillset in strategizing data privacy, understanding information privacy foundations, navigating privacy laws, and comprehending the legal and policy dimensions of cybersecurity. This preparation empowers them to navigate the complexities of data privacy, contribute effectively to risk management, and uphold privacy standards in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
MODULE 1: DATA PRIVACY STRATEGY
This module will highlight data privacy strategizing for various kinds of organizations, starting with examining the type of data collected and the privacy risks associated with it. Then, privacy challenges will be addressed, specifically in customer relationship management, and possible solutions will be discussed. Topics will include accuracy metrics, privacy violations, aggregating or anonymizing customer data, and other metrics that enable appropriate implementation of data policies and strategies that enhance privacy while minimizing negative impacts on businesses and organizations.
MODULE 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION PRIVACY
The Fundamentals module establishes a foundation in information privacy terminology, requirements, and approaches. You will understand the role that privacy serves in data governance and risk management for an organization. You will learn how privacy developed as a practice and as a profession. Topics will include definitions and concepts of privacy; founding principles of privacy (privacy safeguards, privacy law essentials, private sector privacy laws & public sector privacy laws), the mechanics of privacy, and the future of privacy.
MODULE 3: INFORMATION PRIVACY LAWS
This module will cover the academic and constitutional background to privacy, the intersection of privacy and free speech, the intersection of privacy and law enforcement, privacy considerations in national security, privacy issues involving government records, and commercial and international contexts. Topics will include government records, financial data, consumer data, data security, education privacy, employment privacy, and international privacy law.
MODULE 4: INTERNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY LAW & POLICY
This module will help students be exposed to the national and international policy and legal considerations related to cybersecurity and cyberspace, including laws related to cyber crime, espionage, and war. Students will discuss how current laws affect corporations and the state of cybersecurity in various countries. Topics will include privacy, intellectual property, cybercrime, homeland security (i.e., critical infrastructure protection) cyber warfare, and the organizations involved in the formulation of such laws and policies. It will also include legal, business, and policy challenges stemming from rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats.