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PECB & ISACA

CDPSE: Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer

The ISACA credential at the intersection of privacy and technology. Three domains spanning privacy governance, privacy architecture and data lifecycle. The cert for privacy engineers building GDPR-grade systems, not just policies.

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  • Practitioner-led, taught by a working CISO
  • Exam & certificate included
  • Re-sit covered if needed
Christophe Mazzola

Taught by

Christophe Mazzola

Practicing CISO · Founder of Cyber Academy

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For

Right fit if you are.

  • ✓Privacy engineers and DPOs with technical depth.
  • ✓Data architects and software architects building GDPR-compliant systems.
  • ✓Security engineers expanding into privacy-by-design.
  • ✓CDPOs supplementing legal expertise with engineering credibility.

Honest call

NOT for. When to skip it.

We'd rather you keep your money than buy the wrong path.

  • ✗Pure legal DPOs without engineering exposure. PECB CDPO fits better.
  • ✗Junior privacy analysts under three years of cross-domain experience.

Outcomes

What you'll be able to do

  • 1Design data architectures that meet GDPR and equivalent privacy regimes by construction.
  • 2Implement privacy controls across the data lifecycle (collection, processing, storage, sharing, deletion).
  • 3Run privacy impact assessments alongside technical controls reviews.
  • 4Translate legal privacy requirements into engineering specifications product teams can ship.
  • 5Operate privacy monitoring + incident response specific to data subject rights and breaches.

Programme

Day by day

Day 1Privacy Governance and Privacy Risk Management and Compliance

  • Domain 1: Privacy Governance

    Coverage follows the current official ISACA exam-content outline.

  • Domain 2: Privacy Risk Management and Compliance

    Coverage follows the current official ISACA exam-content outline.

By end of day

  • • Apply Privacy Governance concepts to practical and exam-style scenarios.
  • • Apply Privacy Risk Management and Compliance concepts to practical and exam-style scenarios.
Day 2Data Life Cycle Management

  • Domain 3: Data Life Cycle Management

    Coverage follows the current official ISACA exam-content outline.

By end of day

  • • Apply Data Life Cycle Management concepts to practical and exam-style scenarios.
Day 3Privacy Engineering

  • Domain 4: Privacy Engineering

    Coverage follows the current official ISACA exam-content outline.

By end of day

  • • Apply Privacy Engineering concepts to practical and exam-style scenarios.

Public sessions

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Deep dive

Everything inside this certification

The detail behind the headline. Read at your own pace. Each section answers a buyer question we get on discovery calls.

This preparation course covers the current CDPSE: Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer exam-content outline: Privacy Governance, Privacy Risk Management and Compliance, Data Life Cycle Management, Privacy Engineering. It connects the official domains to practical governance, risk, audit, privacy, security, and operations scenarios as applicable.

Passing the exam and satisfying the current ISACA application and professional-experience requirements are separate steps. Check the official requirements before registering.

Official credential and exam-content source: ISACA

FAQ

Buyers always ask

CDPSE or PECB CDPO?+

Different audiences. CDPO (PECB) is the privacy-officer credential for legal and policy practitioners, built on the GDPR and ISO 27701 framework. CDPSE (ISACA) is the privacy-engineering credential, built for technical practitioners designing systems. They complement each other in a mature privacy team: CDPO defines what the privacy programme needs, CDPSE delivers it in code and infrastructure.

How long is the CDPSE exam?+

Three and a half hours, 120 multiple-choice questions, computer-based at a PSI testing centre. Scoring 200 to 800; passing mark is 450.

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