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Privacy

The intent of the Privacy Knowledge Unit is to provide students with a understanding of privacy issues, tools, and practices.

Topics

  1. Personally Identifiable Information
  2. Privacy Policies, Laws and Regulations
  3. Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) a. Transparency b. Individual Participation c. Purpose Specification d. Data Minimization e. Use Limitation f. Data Quality and Integrity g. Security h. Accountability and Auditing
  4. Privacy tools
  5. Privacy Laws and legal basis
  6. Privacy tools a. Encryption b. VPNs c. Scramblers
  7. Privacy Impact Assessments
  8. Privacy tools a. Encryption b. VPNs c. Scramblers
  9. Tracking and Surveillance
  10. Encryption
  11. Scramblers
  12. Privacy tools a. Encryption
  13. Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs)

Outcomes

  1. Examine concepts of privacy.
  2. Explore the effects the Internet has on privacy
  3. Describe approaches individuals, organizations, and governments have taken to protect privacy.
  4. Compare and contrast privacy policies and laws of different jurisdictions.
  5. Personally Identifiable Information
  6. Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs)
  7. Privacy Impact Assessments
  8. Anonymity and Pseudonymity
  9. Privacy Policies, Laws and Regulations
  10. Risks to Privacy
  11. Tracking and Surveillance
  12. Examine concepts of privacy

KSA-T

Below are the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Tasks (KSA-T) identified as being required to perform this work role.
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  • Knowledge
  • Skills
  • Abilities
  • Tasks
ID DESCRIPTION
K0260 Knowledge of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data security standards.
K0004 Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
K0044 Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
K0003 Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy.
K0157 Knowledge of cyber defense and information security policies, procedures, and regulations.
K0104 Knowledge of Virtual Private Network (VPN) security.
K00013 Knowledge of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools and their capabilities. 
K0493 Knowledge of obfuscation techniques (e.g., TOR/Onion/anonymizers, VPN/VPS, encryption).
K0066 Knowledge of Privacy Impact Assessments.
K0006 Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
K0614 Knowledge of wireless technologies (e.g., cellular, satellite, GSM) to include the basic structure, architecture, and design of modern wireless communications systems.
K0600 Knowledge of the structure, architecture, and design of modern wireless communications systems.
K0615 Knowledge of privacy disclosure statements based on current laws.
ID DESCRIPTION
S0367 Skill to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
S0059 Skill in using Virtual Private Network (VPN) devices and encryption.
ID DESCRIPTION
A0112 Ability to monitor advancements in information privacy technologies to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance.
A0110 Ability to monitor advancements in information privacy laws to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance.
A0123  Ability to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation). 
A0123 Ability to apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
ID DESCRIPTION