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CDPSE Exam Topics and Domains
CDPSE is organized into 4 weighted domains. Expect to work with Training platforms, Access control systems, AI governance tools, Analytics platforms, and more.
Privacy Governance
Privacy Governance
- Identify internal and external requirements to develop and maintain the organization's privacy programs
- Review organizational programs to align with privacy related legal and regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and data subject's expectations
Privacy Operations
- Contribute to the development of educational content and conduct privacy training to promote a privacy aware culture
- Promote accountability, fairness, and transparency throughout the data life cycle
Privacy Risk Management and Compliance
Risk Management
- Perform privacy impact assessments and other privacy-focused assessments
- Identify and assess privacy related threats and vulnerabilities
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to address privacy compliance and risk response
Compliance
- Develop and monitor metrics to report on privacy program performance to relevant stakeholders
- Advocate for advancing privacy posture and maturity as it aligns to organizational objectives
Data Life Cycle Management
Data Collection and Processing
- Advise on data life cycle policies and practices to ensure privacy considerations for data governance
- Design and evaluate the implementation of technical and operational controls for data classifications and data life cycle requirements
Data Persistence and Destruction
- Design, implement, and monitor processes and procedures to keep personal information inventory and dataflow records current and accurate
- Advise on data classification for personal information to enable risk assessment and implementation of controls
Privacy Engineering
Technology Stacks
- Collaborate with stakeholders to promote privacy principles are followed during the design, development, and implementation of systems, applications, and infrastructure
- Contribute to the integration of privacy principles in the development of procedures and operational manuals
Privacy Related Security Controls
Contribute to the evaluation of information architecture to support privacy by design principles and data considerations
Privacy Controls
Evaluate changes in regulatory landscape, emerging threats to privacy, and privacy enhancing technologies
How do I earn this certification?
Passing CDPSE earns the CDPSE - Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer certification. It sits in the Privacy and Data Protection track.
- CIPT - Certified Information Privacy TechnologistAdvanced privacy technology focus
- CIPP/E - Certified Information Privacy Professional/EuropeEuropean privacy law expertise
- CCPA - Certified Cloud Privacy Architect Cloud-specific privacy expertise
- CCSK - Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge Cloud security and privacy integration
- Security+ - CompTIA Security+Foundational security knowledge
- CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional Comprehensive security expertise
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2025-06-02
- Announcement date: 2025-04-08
- Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Latest developments Covered in Domain 4 - Privacy Engineering • Release date: 2025-ongoing
- Zero Trust Architecture NIST SP 800-207 Relevant to access control and network privacy • Release date: 2024-updates
- Cloud Privacy Controls Multi-cloud environments Major focus in technology stacks section • Release date: Continuous evolution
Who should take this exam?
This exam is typically taken by Privacy engineers and Data protection officers.
- Understanding of privacy laws and regulations
- Knowledge of privacy by design principles
- Experience with data protection technologies
- Familiarity with risk management concepts