• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

This training course is an introduction to federal, state, and local laws and regulations safeguarding online data, including FERPA and other student data privacy programs. Students will learn how to create a data governance policy for their organization.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand federal regulations regarding online data including FERPA and COPPA
- Create a data governance policy for your organization
- Create supplemental documents for your data governance policy

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Legal Advice and Advocacy
  • Strategic Planning and Policy

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.