Certified Data Privacy Practitioner (CDPP)

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Certified Data Privacy Practitioner (CDPP)

Data privacy and data security are the similar terms. Data privacy is a part of data security and is identified with the proper handling of data - how you gather it, how you use it, and maintaining compliance. Data security is about access & protecting data from unauthorized users through various types of encryption, key management, and authentication.

The Certified Data Privacy Practitioner (CDPP) is 16 hours of online course, spread across 4 days 4 hours each which includes 15 hours of training session followed by 1-hour online examination and is designed to impart knowledge about the requirements of GDPR & IDPA.

The CDPP training course covers 8 Data Privacy guidelines and laws such as GDPR, IS0 27701, and IDPA. The training shall provide a hands-on experience on how to implement security controls to protect customers Personal Information (PII).

Upon completion of the training, the participant would have an in-depth knowledge of the local and global data privacy guidelines, its importance and implementation. Below is the Table of Contents for the training.    

Objective of the program:

  • Overview of privacy and data protection for the global organization
  • Provide methods for protecting privacy using the Fair Information Principles
  • Identify local and global laws and regulations that pertain to data protection
  • Identify strategies for managing compliance issues related to different privacy laws and data protection acts
  • Implementing data security in practice
  • A useful privacy framework


Table of Content:

Part 1:

  • Introduction to GDPR
  • Principles of GDPR and data subject rights
  • Concept of data protection impact assessment
  • Liabilities and penalties of GDPR

Part 2:

  • Overview of ISO 27701: The International Standard for Data Privacy
  • Introduction to the Data Protection Act of India
  • Terms and definitions of the local data protection laws.
  • Applicability and jurisdiction of the local data protection laws
  • Principles of local data protection laws.
  • Liabilities and penalties of local data protection laws.

Part 3:

  • Data protection Implementation guidelines
  • Identifying PII in your organization
  • Inventorying PII and assigning ownership
  • Developing security controls to ensure compliance with local data protection laws, GDPR, and IDPA.
  • GDPR Privacy Impact Assessment

Part 4:

  • Appointing a Data Privacy Officer (DPO)
  • Roles and responsibilities of the DPO
  • Developing appropriate policies and procedures
  • Board and senior management oversight on the privacy program
  • Measuring the success of your privacy program