Learn how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) protects information and privacy in this free online course.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation under European Union law that addresses data protection and privacy in the EU and the European Economic Area. This GDPR course examines strategies for ensuring compliance with cross-border regulations and explores the implications of data privacy laws affecting cross-border data transfers. We explore the steps organisations should take to ensure GDPR compliance and establish strategies for GDPR compliance in eCommerce businesses. We discuss strategies for GDPR compliance in terms of Human Resources (HR) and recruitment. The course answers questions like ‘what resources can be used to support GDPR awareness training?’ and ‘how can organisations ensure compliance with privacy by design and default?'.

We draw on secure data principles to explain the impact of GDPR on blockchain technology. The course establishes the importance of understanding strategies for GDPR compliance in cybersecurity and identifies various types of strategies for GDPR compliance in education. We explain what resources can be used to support GDPR awareness training and provide several strategies you can employ to ensure GDPR compliance in cloud computing.

This course offers you the skills you need to move upward in your career by understanding the GDPR. We explain how to confidently use these concepts and procedures to understand and use GDPR legislation. This course suits anyone who wants to understand the definition and scope of GDPR in Europe and the USA, which implements similar protocols on a state level. Sign up to master these practical concepts and take the first steps towards becoming a professional who understands the impact of the GDPR on private users and organisations.