What you'll learn:
- What is data protection and how is it different to information security?
- Understand the international and national context for a data protection law in Saudi Arabia
- Learn to identify personal data and basic definitions in the law
- Learn the principles of the PDPL
- Be able to assess the risks of non-compliance
- Records of Processing Activities: the foundation of your PDPL compliance
- Understand the scope of a privacy program
This is a practical introductory course for those who want to understand the foundations of the Saudi Arabian Personal Data Protection Law.
With potential fines in the millions of Riyals, and possible reputational and commercial harm to your organization, it is important that you get to grips with this new law.
This course does talk about the law - but more importantly gives you clear ideas on how to implement a program. this is because we are not lawyers - we are highly certified and experienced consultants with hands on experience of how to effect data protection change.
It covers:
the context of data protection
definitions and principles
risks of non-compliance
the foundational solution to data protection: the RoPA
running a data protection program
further learning resources
Data protection is not about computers and IT - it's about PEOPLE.
And in KSA there aren't enough qualified and trained staff to help make over 1.6 million businesses compliant - this is an excellent first step to bringing data protection into your organization or perhaps a new career.
With over 100 countries globally with data protection laws, this is a step towards a career with ethics and people at the heart of it, in this world where technology is outrunning privacy.
So start this course and join the good fight, protecting personal data and protecting the rights of all individuals.
