Data Security for Change Professionals

Description:

This course is for change professionals working on projects that involve handling important or sensitive information. It looks at how data can be stolen, altered, or made unavailable, and how these risks can be reduced through better design and decision-making.

Learners will explore how to manage data throughout its life — from how it’s classified and stored to how it’s shared and deleted. The course also explains key concepts like encryption and data privacy in plain language. It’s ideal for anyone working with systems or services that rely on secure, accurate, and trustworthy information.

Objectives:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the types of threats that can affect sensitive or business-critical data.

• Explain how data can be protected when stored, transmitted, or actively used.

• Identify how risks to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability may arise in change initiatives.

• Apply the principles of data classification to support appropriate handling of data.

• Explain the basic functions of encryption, certificates, and hashing in protecting data.

• Recognise the legal and regulatory obligations associated with personal or sensitive information.

• Contribute to the design of secure, compliant processes for managing information in projects.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 2 days

Delivery mode: In person or online

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