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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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    Board Infinity

    Executing Full Text Queries with Elasticsearch

    Skills you'll gain: Query Languages, Data Analysis, Software Installation, Performance Tuning, Distributed Computing, Load Balancing, Scripting, Scalability, Information Architecture, Data Modeling, Application Programming Interface (API)

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Ultimate Excel VBA Course - Learn and Master VBA Fast

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Microsoft Excel, Data Structures, Excel Formulas, Scripting, Programming Principles, Automation, Productivity Software, Scripting Languages, Computational Logic

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Land, Agriculture, and Alternative Investing

    Skills you'll gain: Wealth Management, Estate Planning, Portfolio Management, Real Estate, Investments, Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Commercial Real Estate, Regulatory Compliance, Asset Management, Tax Planning, Finance, Risk Management, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Business Strategies, Strategic Planning, Business, Data Management, Financial Statements, Failure Analysis

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Infosec

    OWASP Top 10 - Welcome and Risks 1-5

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability Assessments, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Secure Coding, Hardening, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Authorization (Computing), Cryptography, System Configuration, Encryption

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    73 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Pretraining LLMs

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Data Cleansing, Performance Testing, System Configuration

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Amazon Web Services

    Capstone: Following the AWS Well Architected Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Security, Operational Excellence, Reliability, Solution Architecture, Corporate Sustainability, Performance Tuning, Operational Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Security Strategy, Operational Analysis, System Requirements, Site Reliability Engineering, Scalability, Cost Management, Disaster Recovery, Interviewing Skills

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    49 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Infectious Disease Modeling in Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Mathematical Modeling, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Risk Modeling, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Statistics, Probability

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Event-Driven Programming, Unity Engine, C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, UI Components, Programming Principles, Debugging, File Management, Data Structures

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Infosec

    Establishing Command-and-Control and Finding Credentials

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Operations, Cybersecurity, Authentications, Python Programming, Data Access, Network Security, System Monitoring, Network Protocols

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Python Scripting: Files, Inheritance, and Databases

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, NumPy, Scripting, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Scripting Languages, Database Application, Databases, Data Import/Export, File Management

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Playwright Python and Pytest for Web Automation Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Continuous Integration, Test Automation, Authentications, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Browser Compatibility, Test Case, GitHub, User Interface (UI), Debugging

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    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Linux Embedded System Topics and Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Software Testing, Agile Software Development, Embedded Systems, Docker (Software), Git (Version Control System), Linux Administration, System Programming, Linux, C++ (Programming Language), Internet Of Things, File Systems

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Executing Full Text Queries with Elasticsearch: Board Infinity
  • The Ultimate Excel VBA Course - Learn and Master VBA Fast: Packt
  • Land, Agriculture, and Alternative Investing: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • OWASP Top 10 - Welcome and Risks 1-5: Infosec
  • Pretraining LLMs: DeepLearning.AI
  • Capstone: Following the AWS Well Architected Framework: Amazon Web Services
  • Infectious Disease Modeling in Practice: Johns Hopkins University
  • Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming for Unreal Games: University of Colorado System
  • Establishing Command-and-Control and Finding Credentials: Infosec
  • Python Scripting: Files, Inheritance, and Databases: LearnQuest

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