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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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    Microsoft

    Power BI Fundamentals and Data Modeling

    Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Governance

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Data Science for Health Research

    Skills you'll gain: R (Software), Model Evaluation, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, Correlation Analysis, Histogram, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Biostatistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Scripting, Package and Software Management, Data Import/Export

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Cloudera

    Analyzing Big Data with SQL

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Apache Hive, Big Data, MySQL, Databases, PostgreSQL, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Virtual Machines

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Ethical Issues in Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Responsible AI, Data Security, Data Science, Medical Privacy, Machine Learning Algorithms, Algorithms, Information Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Diversity Awareness, Case Studies

    Build toward a degree

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Specialized Data Visualization Approaches

    Skills you'll gain: Scientific Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Data Visualization, Computer Displays, Data Presentation, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Display Devices, Scalability, Data Validation, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Medical Imaging, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Data Management with Databricks: Big Data with Delta Lakes

    Skills you'll gain: Databricks, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Dashboard, PySpark, SQL, Apache Spark, Data Management, Data Transformation, Version Control

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Data Analytics with Teradata

    Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Data Modeling, Database Design, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Data Store, JSON, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Advanced Analytics, Data Warehousing, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Master of Science in Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Generative AI, Sustainable Design

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Framework for Data Collection and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Data Collection, Survey Creation, Research Design, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data Validation, Sampling (Statistics), Data Management, Big Data, Statistical Methods

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Applied Python Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, PySpark, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Statistical Visualization, Site Reliability Engineering, Docker (Software), Databricks, Containerization, Interactive Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Plotly, Data Pipelines, Matplotlib, Kubernetes, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Science, Python Programming

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Data Scientists

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Data Quality, Data Strategy, AI Enablement, Applied Machine Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Feature Engineering, PySpark, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Big Data, Transfer Learning, Text Mining, Model Evaluation, Natural Language Processing, Unstructured Data, Machine Learning, Scalability, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Power BI Fundamentals and Data Modeling: Microsoft
  • Data Science for Health Research: University of Michigan
  • Analyzing Big Data with SQL: Cloudera
  • Ethical Issues in Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Specialized Data Visualization Approaches: Johns Hopkins University
  • Data Management with Databricks: Big Data with Delta Lakes: Coursera
  • Data Analytics with Teradata: LearnQuest
  • Master of Science in Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Framework for Data Collection and Analysis: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Applied Python Data Engineering: Duke University

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