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Data Protection Courses

Data protection courses can help you learn data privacy regulations, risk assessment techniques, incident response strategies, and encryption methods. You can build skills in compliance management, data governance, and implementing security protocols to safeguard sensitive information. Many courses introduce tools like data loss prevention software, encryption tools, and privacy management platforms, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect personal and organizational data.


Popular Data Protection Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    GenAI for Data Engineers: Scaling with GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, OpenAI, Data Pipelines, Data Modeling, ChatGPT, Data Transformation, Data Quality, Database Management, SQL

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Assessing Data Quality with Dataplex

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Lakes, Data Governance, Data Validation, Google Cloud Platform, Data Analysis, Data Warehousing, Query Languages

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Java Data Access - SQL Primer

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, SQL, Databases, Data Access, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Query Languages

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Logical Operations

    Programming and Data Wrangling with VBA and Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export, File I/O, Data Wrangling, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Manipulation, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Cleansing, Spreadsheet Software, Automation, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, Data Science, Query Languages, File Management, Debugging, Performance Improvement, Computer Programming

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Explore Core Data Concepts in Microsoft Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Data Processing, Databases, Database Systems, Data Storage, Database Management, Relational Databases, Query Languages, NoSQL, Transaction Processing, Data Management, Cloud Computing, Data Analysis, Unstructured Data, Data Visualization Software

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    480 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Algebra and Differential Calculus for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Algebra, Calculus, Graphing, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Derivatives, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Theory & Analysis

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    262 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Graph Theory, Social Network Analysis, Debugging, Technical Communication, Network Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Java Programming, Java, Algorithms, Software Design, Computational Thinking, Program Development, Software Engineering, Software Visualization, Engineering Software, Problem Solving

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Design Thinking and Predictive Analytics for Data Products

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Design Thinking, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Regression Analysis, Tensorflow, Statistical Methods, Logistic Regression

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    66 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Statistics for Data Science with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Data Analysis, Histogram, Statistical Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Statistical Inference, Probability, Model Evaluation, Correlation Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fractal Analytics

    Data Lineage & Ethical Frameworks for Responsible AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Security, Data Governance, AI Workflows, Data Transformation, Data Integrity, Data Quality, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Risk Modeling, Data Validation, Metadata Management, Data Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Foundations of ML & Python for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Probability & Statistics, Applied Machine Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, Statistical Analysis, NumPy, Machine Learning, Probability Distribution

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Splunk Query Language and Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Dashboard, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Query Languages, Data Visualization Software, Ad Hoc Reporting, Real Time Data, Data Modeling, Continuous Monitoring, Taxonomy

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    139 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data protection courses

  • GenAI for Data Engineers: Scaling with GenAI: Coursera
  • Assessing Data Quality with Dataplex: Google Cloud
  • Java Data Access - SQL Primer: LearnQuest
  • Programming and Data Wrangling with VBA and Excel: Logical Operations
  • Explore Core Data Concepts in Microsoft Azure: Microsoft
  • Algebra and Differential Calculus for Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond: University of California San Diego
  • Design Thinking and Predictive Analytics for Data Products: University of California San Diego
  • Statistics for Data Science with Python: EDUCBA
  • Data Lineage & Ethical Frameworks for Responsible AI: Fractal Analytics

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