National Business Institute

Data Privacy: New Rules Litigation and Hot Topics

National Business Institute

Data Privacy: New Rules Litigation and Hot Topics

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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October 2026

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There are 4 modules in this course

This module of Data Privacy and Security: New Rules, Litigation Trends, and Hot Topics — CCPA/CPRA and State Data Privacy Laws Update — covers 2 lessons: CCPA/CPRA and State Data Privacy Laws Update and Types of Protected Data, Biometrics, and Facial Recognition.By the end of this module, you'll be able to distinguish the obligations created by the CCPA, CPRA, and other comprehensive state privacy laws (Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, etc.); evaluate the federal American Privacy Rights Act and its FTC bureau structure. You'll also apply Illinois BIPA's collector-vs-possessor framework, prohibited-acts rules, consent and disclosure requirements, and retention-and-destruction obligations to biometric and facial-recognition data programs.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

What's included

2 videos7 readings2 assignments

This module of Data Privacy and Security: New Rules, Litigation Trends, and Hot Topics — Internal Data Handling Risks and Phishing Threats — covers 1 lesson: Internal Data Handling Risks and Phishing Threats.By the end of this module, you'll be able to identify the top internal data-handling risks (phishing/social engineering, wire fraud, insider threats, shadow IT, lost devices) and apply Shenhav's risk-management framework to mitigate them. You'll also recognize the class-action exposure landscape ($113B in settlements) and apply password-discipline + employee-training discipline to internal-risk reduction.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments

This module of Data Privacy and Security: New Rules, Litigation Trends, and Hot Topics — Breach Prevention and Incident Reporting — covers 2 lessons: Breach Prevention and Incident Reporting and Ransomware Attack Response.By the end of this module, you'll be able to construct a written incident response plan covering responsibility assignment, regulator notification matrix, communication channels, alternative-channel discipline, and post-breach restoration steps. You'll also apply Clark's ransomware response playbook covering law-enforcement engagement, decryption-vs-pay decision framework, system hardening, network segregation, and notification timelines.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

What's included

2 videos4 readings2 assignments

This module of Data Privacy and Security: New Rules, Litigation Trends, and Hot Topics — Data Privacy in Business Agreements and Vendor Contracts — covers 3 lessons: Data Privacy in Business Agreements and Vendor Contracts; Cross-Border Data Transfer and GDPR Frameworks; and Enforcement and Litigation Trends to Watch.By the end of this module, you'll be able to apply data-privacy due-diligence and vendor-contract frameworks (data ownership, breach indemnification, audit rights, termination handling) to negotiating business agreements. You'll also evaluate cross-border data transfer mechanisms (adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules) under GDPR; assess data-localization and prescriptive-jurisdiction trends.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

What's included

3 videos6 readings3 assignments1 peer review

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