Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE)

Validate your ability to assess, build, and implement privacy solutions with ISACA’s globally recognized CDPSE certification.

ISACA’s CDPSE certification validates expertise in assessing, building, and implementing technical privacy solutions, helping experienced professionals strengthen their ability to embed privacy by design across systems, applications, and data life cycle practices. Designed for professionals working in technical privacy, governance, risk, compliance, and privacy engineering roles, CDPSE supports those who want to advance their data privacy capabilities and grow as trusted privacy technologists within their organizations.

CDPSE: Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer

8-11 June 2026  | 7-10 Sep 2026 | 30 Nov – 3 Dec 2026

RM9000

RM8550

Benefits

  • Demonstrate expertise in designing and implementing technical privacy solutions across governance, risk, data life cycle, and privacy engineering.

  • Build confidence to identify privacy risks, apply privacy-by-design principles, and support compliance through effective controls.

  • Strengthen credibility across IT, security, and compliance teams while helping organisations protect data and build trust.

Audience

  • Mid-to-senior professionals with experience in technical data privacy, privacy governance, or data life cycle practices.

  • IT, privacy, security, risk, compliance, and data professionals responsible for implementing privacy-focused solutions.

  • Professionals seeking a globally recognised credential to advance as trusted privacy technologists bridging legal, compliance, and technical teams.

Career Pathway

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Learning Domains

Privacy Governance

Privacy Risk Management and Compliance

Data Life Cycle Management

Privacy Engineering

Industry Trends

75% Privacy Governance:

75% of businesses report that cyber security is a high priority for senior management, showing how governance, leadership oversight, and accountability are becoming more critical across organisations.

GOV.UK (2024)

31% Privacy Risk Management and Compliance:

Only 31% of businesses undertook cyber security risk assessments in the last year, highlighting the growing need for stronger risk identification, compliance monitoring, and structured response planning.

GOV.UK (2024)

578 Data Life Cycle Management:

578 contents of related incidents (data breach) were recorded in 2024, reinforcing the need for tighter control over how data is collected, stored, shared, retained, and disposed of throughout its lifecycle.

MyCERT (2024)

11 of 15 Privacy Engineering:

Routinely exploited vulnerabilities were initially exploited as zero days, highlighting the rising importance of secure design, stronger technical safeguards, and privacy engineering across modern digital environments.

CISA (2024)

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