CDPSE Cert Masterclass - Prepare for the Exam in 2026

About this course

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.This course is a complete, structured study program for the ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) exam. Built domain by domain against the official CDPSE exam blueprint, it covers every topic area you need to understand before sitting for the exam — from privacy governance and risk management through data lifecycle management and privacy engineering. If you are a privacy engineer, data protection professional, software architect, compliance analyst, or technology leader targeting the CDPSE certification, this course gives you a study path you can follow from start to finish.Domain 1 — Privacy Governance (20% of the exam) — covers the organizational structures, policies, and processes that define how an enterprise governs data privacy. Topics include privacy strategy development and alignment with business objectives, privacy organizational structures and reporting relationships, legal and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, PIPEDA, HIPAA), privacy frameworks (ISO 27701, NIST Privacy Framework), Privacy by Design principles, privacy impact assessments, data protection officer roles and responsibilities, privacy awareness and training programs, cross-functional privacy governance committees, and the relationship between privacy governance and enterprise risk management. You will understand how privacy governance translates regulatory obligations and organizational risk appetite into actionable privacy programs and technical requirements.Domain 2 — Privacy Risk Management & Compliance (18%) — covers the identification, assessment, and treatment of privacy risks and the compliance programs that support them. Topics include privacy threat and vulnerability analysis, privacy risk assessment methodologies, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), risk treatment options for privacy risks, privacy risk monitoring and reporting, regulatory compliance management acro