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Cybersecurity and AI Compliance: Safety, Ethics, Awareness Specialization

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Cybersecurity and AI Compliance: Safety, Ethics, Awareness Specialization

Cybersecurity & AI Compliance.

Build cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI skills to protect your organization.

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Kriti Kamra

Instructors: SkillUp

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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Recognize cybersecurity threats and respond to common workplace cyber incidents.

  • Protect sensitive information using data privacy, security, and HIPAA best practices.

  • Apply AI ethics, AI safety, and responsible AI governance principles in the workplace.

  • Use AI confidently while balancing automation with human judgment and organizational compliance.

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August 2026

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Specialization - 7 course series

Cybersecurity Awareness

Cybersecurity Awareness

Course 1, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Define the need for cybersecurity

  • Explain types of cyberattacks, including malware and phishing

  • Describe social engineering as a threat

  • Demonstrate responses to cybersecurity threats

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Malware Protection
Category: Security Awareness
Category: Computer Security Awareness Training
Category: Personally Identifiable Information
Category: Cyber Risk
Category: Incident Response
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Data Security
Category: Threat Management
Category: Network Security
Category: Cyber Threat Intelligence
Category: AI Security
Category: Multi-Factor Authentication
Category: Information Systems Security
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Threat Detection
Category: Security Controls
Category: Authentications
Category: Cyber Attacks
Data Privacy and Protection

Data Privacy and Protection

Course 2, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Define the need for data privacy

  • Explain key data privacy laws, regulations, and standards

  • Describe types of data

  • Demonstrate employee responsibility to protect data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Security
Category: Information Privacy
Category: Data Loss Prevention
Category: Incident Response
Category: Data Governance
Category: Data Storage
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Data Management
Category: Regulation and Legal Compliance
Category: Personally Identifiable Information
Category: Data Ethics
Category: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Category: Cybersecurity
HIPAA Fundamentals

HIPAA Fundamentals

Course 3, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Define HIPAA terminology and identify the scope of covered entities and business associates

  • Distinguish between permitted and prohibited uses and disclosures of PHI

  • Implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards required by the Security Rule

  • Recognize potential breaches and follow proper incident response procedures, and apply compliance best practices in everyday healthcare operations

Skills you'll gain

Category: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance
Category: Security Management
Category: Computer Security Incident Management
Category: Health Information Management and Medical Records
Category: Philanthropy
Category: Incident Management
AI Ethics for the Workplace

AI Ethics for the Workplace

Course 4, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Define Ethical AI at the workplace

  • Explain key guidelines for the ethical use of AI

  • Describe human oversight and bias

  • Demonstrate data protection while using AI in the workplace

Skills you'll gain

Category: Responsible AI
Category: Data Security
Category: Information Privacy
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Productivity Software
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Data Loss Prevention
Category: AI literacy
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Data Governance
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Risk Control
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Personally Identifiable Information
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Accountability
Leadership in the New AI Landscape

Leadership in the New AI Landscape

Course 5, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate AI-generated insights and integrate human judgment to guide responsible leadership decisions

  • Apply AI tools to support decision-making and team development while avoiding over-reliance and bias

  • Assess AI-assisted communications to ensure empathy, trust, and contextual accuracy in sensitive situations

  • Analyze change and conflict scenarios by integrating AI insights with human judgment and emotional intelligence

Skills you'll gain

Category: AI literacy
Category: Leadership
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Change Management
Category: Decision Intelligence
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Team Management
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Team Building
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Team Collaboration
Category: Conflict Management
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Leadership Development

What you'll learn

  • Explain the concept of AI safety and why it is important for organizations, employees, and society.

  • Identify common risks in AI systems, especially chatbots, and the key guardrails used to reduce those risks

  • Describe the evolving AI regulatory landscape and how laws like California's SB 243 affect AI products

  • Apply employee responsibilities and escalation protocols to identify, respond to, and report AI risks to vulnerable users

Skills you'll gain

Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Incident Response
Category: Safety Culture
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Regulation and Legal Compliance
Category: Accident Reporting
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Generative AI
Category: Legal Risk
Category: Regulatory Requirements
Category: Exploitation techniques
Category: Safety Training
Category: Scenario Testing
Category: Safety Standards
AI Fluency

AI Fluency

Course 7, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Describe artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing role in today’s workplace

  • Identify commonly used AI tools and explain their practical applications in workplace settings

  • Recognize the limitations of AI-generated content and the need for human oversight to ensure accuracy

  • Apply workplace best practices and safety protocols for responsible and effective use of AI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Safety Assurance
Category: Generative AI
Category: Decision Intelligence
Category: Business Workflow Analysis
Category: Accountability Frameworks
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Data Validation
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Scenario Testing
Category: Model Evaluation

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  • 4 stars

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  • 3 stars

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  • 2 stars

    1.92%

  • 1 star

    3.84%

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Course: AI Ethics for the Workplace

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