General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enforced from 25 May 2018 to strengthen EU citizen’s privacy rights, giving them more control, and to help the law be applied consistently across the EU. This course will enable learners to understand what GDPR actually is, some of the key rules and concepts, and how they can best stay compliant.
This course covers:
- How GDPR affects employees and the organization
- Key concepts under the GDPR regime
- Rules governing personal data
- Data Subject Rights and how to respond to subject access requests
- Principles of data protection
- Role of the Data Protection Officer
- Recognizing and reporting data breaches
- Best practices to avoid data breaches
- Penalties for a GDPR violation
- International organizations and the GDPR
