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Privacy Compliance Specialist

A Privacy Compliance Specialist is responsible for assessing business policies, procedures, and operations to ensure that the organization meets privacy requirements and government regulations for the protection of critical information.

Most common technical skills for Privacy Compliance Specialist 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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Risk analysis
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Compliance management
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Auditing
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Privacy law
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Privacy impact assessments
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
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Risk management
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Regulatory compliance

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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Certification

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.
IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate
Certificate

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.
AI Elevate Your Expertise
Online Course

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.

Privacy by Design and Default Online Course
Online Course

Privacy by Design and Default Online Course

This course outlines the concepts, principles and practices to apply while implementing solutions that use personal data to protect privacy.
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Certificate

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals Certificate

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

Privacy Regulatory Lookup Tool
Tool

Privacy Regulatory Lookup Tool | Digital | English

Given the myriad privacy laws and regulations with which organizations must comply, many privacy professionals struggle to understand their compliance obligations.

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Certificate

IT Audit Fundamentals Certificate

IT Audit Fundamentals is ideal for professionals who are just starting out in auditing or who want to transition their career into IT audit. You’ll build the foundational know-how that’s needed to be an IT auditor.
AI Threat Landscape
Online Course

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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