Data Privacy: Managing the Security and Proper Use of Personal Information
8 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Description
Every organization holds information that can identify a specific individual, and the law treats much of it as private. This short course sets out how that information should be handled.
What this course covers:
- How personal information is defined and where it originates
- Why certain personal information is considered private under the law
- The duty organizations and employees carry to safeguard it
- Practical measures that guard against theft and misuse
An eight-minute overview for employees, suppliers and business partners who come into contact with personal information at work.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Data Privacy: Managing the Security and Proper Use of Personal Information
Frequently Asked Questions
It explains how personal information is defined and where it typically originates, giving a short but clear starting point before covering why the law treats so much of it as private information deserving real legal protection.
The course sets out the duty that organizations and employees carry to safeguard personal information, keeping that responsibility central even within a short-format overview meant to be finished quickly during a short workday break away from other tasks.
Learners get practical measures that guard against theft and misuse of personal information, all condensed into a format that fits comfortably inside an eight-minute session for busy staff members with limited time available each day.
It is meant for employees, suppliers and business partners who come into contact with personal information at work, rather than compliance specialists who need a much deeper level of technical detail on the subject matter.
This is an eight-minute overview for employees, suppliers and business partners who come into contact with personal information at work, built to be quick and focused rather than exhaustive in its overall coverage of the topic.
Personal information can be used to identify a specific individual. It can belong to customers, consumers, people using the Internet, employees, suppliers, business partners and third parties. Certain personal information is often considered private under the law. Therefore, organizations and their employees have the duty to safeguard any personal information in their care. Here, learners explore the many considerations regarding the handling of personal information and the practical steps to take to protect it from theft and misuse.
Course Length: 8 Minutes