Cyber Security – Do You Understand the Risks?

Knowledge Bureau’s Privacy Principles in Business certificate course is designed to help business owners manage today’s critical privacy risks with key tools to implement best practices with the least disruptions.  Consider the amount of confidential personal information you are privy to in conducting business with your clients.  Do you understand the risks associated with holding and using this personal information?

What are the risks of hosting information in cloud-based environments? Your reputation and credibility will be diminished in the event of a breach of personal information and you will likely suffer regulatory penalties. The way you manage this is therefore very important and for these reasons, Knowledge Bureau’s  Privacy Principles in Business certificate course is table-stakes for anyone in business today. It also qualifies for Compliance Credits with IIROC.

This course is ideal for Accountants, Bookkeepers, Tax Professionals and Financial Advisors working with business owners and anyone interested in a career in regulatory compliance.  It will introduce you to your obligations towards the management of personal information in your possession.

What You Will Learn:

• Identification and Management of Privacy Risk
• Tools to simplify the efforts
• How to Get Better Client Outcomes

Scope of Content: 

1. Introduction to privacy
2. Applications in your business
3. Privacy Risk Management – Principle of Accountability
4. Privacy Risk Management – Identifying Purpose
5. Privacy Risk Management – Consent
6. Privacy Risk Management – Limiting Collection
7. Privacy Risk Management – Accuracy, Safeguards and Openness
8. Privacy Risk Management – Individual Access and Challenging Compliance
9. Canadian Anti-Span Legislation
10. Privacy Breach, Complaints and Discussions

Bottom Line:    Be sure you have the knowledge to manage cyber risk.  This includes identifying what is personal information and sensitive personal information, best practices in relation management of collection, use, storage, retention, and destruction of personal information.  It’s another way to build credibility and shore up the reputation in your business.

All students who pass the course will receive a certificate. Students who receive a mark of 90% or better will receive a gold honours bar on their certificates. Enrol today to increase your understanding of what your role is around privacy principles and the impact it could have on your business.

Privacy Principles in Business course is just one of six courses needed to earn your DMA^TM Small Business Management Specialist Designation

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