CIPP/US Certified Information Privacy Professional- United States
The IAPP offers the most encompassing, up-to-date and sought-after global training and certification program for privacy and data protection. The Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) helps organizations around the world bolster compliance and risk mitigation practices, and arms practitioners with the insight needed to add more value to their businesses.
There are four CIPP concentrations, each focused on a specific region. Learn more about them and see for yourself why the CIPP is the privacy industry’s leading credential.
Course Key Learnings
- Introduction to the U.S. Privacy Environment
- Limits on Private-sector Collection and Use of Data
- Government and Court Access to Private-sector Information
- Workplace Privacy
- State Privacy Laws
Course Outline
Common Principles and Approaches to Privacy
- Discuss the modern history of privacy
- Introduction to types of information
- Overview of information risk management and a summary of modern privacy principles
Jurisdiction and Industries
- Introduction to the major privacy models employed around the globe
- Overview of privacy and data protection regulation by jurisdictions and industry sectors
Information Security: Safeguarding Personal Information
- Introductions to information security, including definitions, elements, standards and threats/vulnerabilities
- Introductions to information security management and governance, including frameworks, controls, cryptography and identity and access management (IAM)
Online Privacy: Using Personal Information on Websites and with Other Internet-related Technologies
- Examines the web as a platform, as well as privacy considerations for sensitive online information, including policies and notices, access, security, authentication and data collection
- Explore additional topics include children’s online privacy, email, searches, online marketing and advertising, social media, online assurance, cloud computing and mobile devices
U.S. Government Privacy Laws
- Review of U.S. Government privacy definitions and principles, and then proceeds to examine two key laws for federal practice: The Privacy Act of 1974, including Systems of Records Notices (SORNs); and the E-Government Act, which includes Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
- Reviews of laws and regulations affecting government privacy practice, as well as laws that affect both the public and private sectors. It continues with discussions about privacy and the intelligence community, federal identity management and authentication, data sharing while protecting privacy and records management
U.S. Government Privacy Practices
- Focus on adequately protecting government information, leadership responsibilities, information security (including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) risk management framework), and “Appendix J” reporting incidents involving personally identifiable information, compliance monitoring and audits and workforce management
What can the CIPP do for you?
It will show the world that you know privacy laws and regulations and how to apply them, and that you know how to secure your place in the information economy. When you earn a CIPP credential, it means you’ve gained a foundational understanding of broad global concepts of privacy and data protection law and practice, including: jurisdictional laws, regulations and enforcement models; essential privacy concepts and principals; legal requirements for handling and transferring data and more.