PSL 305: DATA PROTECTION ACT AND PRIVACY COMPLIANCE: ACCOUNTABILITY, DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, BREACH RESPONSE AND REGULATORY READINESS.
Effective data protection requires robust privacy governance, accountable data management, proactive risk assessment, and regulatory compliance mechanisms that safeguard personal information, strengthen organizational trust, and ensure legal compliance. This program equips Data Protection Officers, Compliance Officers, Legal Officers, Information Security Professionals, Risk Managers, Internal Auditors, Human Resource Managers, ICT Professionals, and Public and Private Sector Leaders with practical skills to strengthen data protection accountability, conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), manage personal data breaches, and achieve regulatory readiness under applicable data protection laws.
Core Objectives:
Data Protection Accountability & Privacy Governance: Learn strategies to establish effective data protection governance frameworks, strengthen organizational accountability, implement privacy-by-design principles, and ensure compliance with data protection laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
Data Protection Impact Assessments & Risk Management: Acquire skills to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), identify and mitigate privacy risks, evaluate high-risk processing activities, and integrate data protection measures into organizational operations and projects.
Personal Data Breach Response & Incident Management: Develop approaches to detect, assess, manage, and report personal data breaches, implement effective incident response procedures, strengthen breach preparedness, and minimize legal, operational, and reputational risks.
Regulatory Compliance & Privacy Assurance: Apply techniques to monitor compliance performance, maintain data protection documentation, prepare for regulatory inspections and audits, evaluate privacy control effectiveness, and continuously improve organizational data protection practices.
Participants will gain actionable expertise to strengthen data protection governance, enhance privacy compliance, improve Data Protection Impact Assessments, reinforce breach response capabilities, and achieve regulatory readiness that supports organizational accountability, stakeholder trust, and lawful processing of personal data.
