• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

This course introduces students to the role of US information privacy as it relates to the US Federal Government's Executive Branch, the US private sector, and to US State data privacy and data security laws.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the origins of US Information Privacy
- Demonstrate knowledge of the US Federal Government's information privacy practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of the US private sector's information privacy practices
- Demonstrate knowledge of recently passed US state-level consumer privacy and personal information protection laws
- Demonstrate knowledge of several current US state-level data breach notification laws

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

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.