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Privacy Officer

A Privacy Officer is an internal privacy subject matter expert who monitors organizational compliance with data protection laws and provides advice on privacy-related matters. Additionally, the Privacy Officer may serve as liaison for data subjects and regulatory authorities, oversee privacy training for staff, and investigate data breaches.

Most common technical skills for Privacy Officer roles

According to market employment data, these are the top technical skills requested by employers:

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Information privacy
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Auditing
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Privacy impact assessments
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
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Risk analysis
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Computer science
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Privacy law
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Cybersecurity
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Incident response

Gain the technical skills needed to advance your career

You can rely on ISACA to provide the training, credentials, tools, and resources needed to meet current employer demands and emerging needs not yet widely represented in job descriptions.

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CDPSE—Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer

The CDPSE certification is designed to assess a privacy professional’s ability to implement privacy by design to enable organizations to enhance privacy technology platforms and products that provide benefits to consumers, build trust, and advance data privacy.
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ITAF, 4th Edition | Digital | English

Get the guidance and techniques that will lend consistency and effectiveness to your audits. The new 4th edition of ITAF outlines standards and best practices aligned with the sequence of the audit process (risk assessment, planning and field work) to guide you in assessing the operational effectiveness of an enterprise and in ensuring compliance.
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IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate

ISACA’s IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate and related training is ideal for professionals who wish to learn about risk and information and technology (I&T)-related risk, whom currently interact with risk professionals, or are new to risk and interested in working as a risk or IT Risk profession.
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Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals Certificate

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals  assists learners through a hybrid learning approach in building understanding of AI concepts, principles and uses.

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Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate

Cybersecurity Fundamentals affirms your understanding and ability to perform in today’s cybersecurity-threatened business and IT environments.
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Data Science Fundamentals Certificate

Data Science Fundamentals offers you the opportunity to add to and affirm your ability to extract knowledge from data sets, understand the key data analysis concepts and how to use data to help make informed business decisions.
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Ethical Perspectives in AI: Implications, Principles, and Social Dynamics Online Course

While AI could have myriad benefits across a variety of industries, there are many ethical considerations that need to be made before implementing an AI-powered resource.

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AI Threat Landscape: Attacks, Risk, and Security Measures Online Course

AI in general may not be new, but the explosion of generative AI has thrust the topic into headlines with regards to bias, ethical usage, intellectual property rights, privacy and use of technology just to name a few.

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