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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

    Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Business Intelligence, Data Presentation, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Query Languages, Databases

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    46 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Duke University

    Increasing Real Estate Management Profits: Harnessing Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Financial Modeling, Business Process, Peer Review, Presentations, Property Management, Data Analysis, MySQL, Risk Analysis, Real Estate, Financial Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Analytics, SQL

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    244 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Knowledge Accelerators

    Intermediate Excel: Data Modeling, Analysis, and Dashboards

    Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Analysis, Analytics, Business Modeling, Business Analysis, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Microsoft 365, Trend Analysis, Data Security, Data Entry, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Management, Productivity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Foundations for Data Analytics Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Correlation Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Text Mining, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, Network Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Data Structures, Unstructured Data, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Microsoft

    Perform data science with Azure Databricks

    Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Databricks, Apache Spark, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Data Processing, Deep Learning, Data Transformation, Model Deployment, Machine Learning Software, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis

    3.1
    Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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    79 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    Fractal Analytics

    Modern Data Strategy for Enterprise Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, Responsible AI, Data Strategy, Data Ethics, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Security, Generative AI, AI Security, Generative AI Agents, Data Governance, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Interoperability, Data Store, AI Workflows, Enterprise Architecture, AI Enablement, Metadata Management, Data Pipelines, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    Logical Operations

    Excel: Data Analysis with Formulas/Functions and PivotTables

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Productivity Software, Data Integrity, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Intermediate Data Manipulation and Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Classification Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Analysis, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Random Forest Algorithm, Feature Engineering, Logistic Regression, Data Manipulation

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Data Analysis with Pandas and Python

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Import/Export, Matplotlib, Pivot Tables And Charts, Jupyter, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Text Mining, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, NumPy, Data Analysis Software, Data Wrangling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Python Programming, Data Preprocessing, Data Structures, Development Environment

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    41 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    University of Michigan

    Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Data Governance, Quality Assurance, Data Collection, Data Strategy, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Verification And Validation, Design Strategies, Sampling (Statistics)

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Databricks

    Introduction to Computational Statistics for Data Scientists

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Databricks, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Modeling, Probability, Applied Machine Learning, Jupyter, Regression Analysis, Statistical Programming, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Model Evaluation, Probability Distribution, Data Science, Logistic Regression, Markov Model, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Simulations, Python Programming

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    109 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Scala Programming, Distributed Computing, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, Data Persistence, SQL

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    2.6K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision: Coursera
  • Increasing Real Estate Management Profits: Harnessing Data Analytics: Duke University
  • Intermediate Excel: Data Modeling, Analysis, and Dashboards: Knowledge Accelerators
  • Foundations for Data Analytics Part 2: Northeastern University
  • Perform data science with Azure Databricks: Microsoft
  • Modern Data Strategy for Enterprise Generative AI: Fractal Analytics
  • Excel: Data Analysis with Formulas/Functions and PivotTables: Logical Operations
  • Intermediate Data Manipulation and Machine Learning: Packt
  • Data Analysis with Pandas and Python: Packt
  • Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality: University of Michigan

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