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Course Description
Explore crucial aspects of data protection and security as you learn about the attributes of secure data and the legislative standards for securing personal data. Assess data security in various contexts and identify some of the challenges to securing data, particularly in electronic systems with internet access. Find out how to respond to data breaches and investigate the future of data security, with a look at encryption and other technical 'solutions'.

Who Should Take This Course?
This course would be of inter­est to gov­ern­ment employ­ees (fed­er­al, provin­cial, and munic­i­pal), gov­ern­ment agen­cies, pri­vate sec­tor employ­ees, and any­one who wants to learn about the core issues relat­ed to pri­va­cy and data secu­ri­ty.

Notes
Fully online asynchronous course, accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
All learning materials are provided through eClass at no additional cost.
This is a 21-hour elective course for the IAPP Certificate, and also one of three courses required for the Microcredential in Data Privacy and Security.

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Section Title
Personal Information Data Protection and Security
Language of Delivery
English
Type
Online - Asynchronous
Dates
Feb 03, 2025 to Mar 17, 2025
Delivery Options
Online - Asynchronous  
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $595.00
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