Protect & Respect: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Essentials completion badge issued by COURSERA

Protect & Respect: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Essentials

Completed by Ilyas ALAHIANE on September 15, 2025

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Badge ID: ikHTEElTTUSB0xBJU31ECQ

About this Badge

Description This module gives every employee practical habits to keep systems secure and personal data protected. You will learn how everyday actions like spotting phishing, using strong authentication, handling files safely, and reporting incidents tie into the company’s responsibilities under leading security and privacy standards. The content aligns with NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and ISO/IEC 27001 for information security, and it explains core data-protection duties under the EU GDPR

Learning objectives

  • Analyze global data privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA to assess their impact on businesses.
  • Apply technical and organizational data protection strategies to secure personal data and prevent breaches.
  • Identify and defend against cyber-threats like phishing, ransomware, and social engineering through awareness and understanding of attacker motives and methods.

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