privacy engineering certification

This week, I chat with Jake Ward, the Co-Founder and CEO of Data Protocol, to discuss how the Data Protocol platform supports developers' accountability for privacy by giving developers the relevant information in the way that they want it. Throughout the episode, we cover the Privacy Engineering course offerings and certification program; how to improve communication with  developers; and trends that Jake sees across his customers after 2 years of offering these courses to engineers.

In our conversation, we dive into the topics covered in the Privacy Engineering Certification Program course offering , led by instructor Nishant Bhajaria, and the impact that engineers can make in their organization after completing it. Jake shares why he's so passionate about  empowering developers, enabling them to build safer products. We  talk about the effects of privacy engineering on large tech companies and how to bridge the gap between developers and the support they need with collaboration and accountability. Plus, Jake reflects on his own career path as the Press Secretary for a U.S. Senator and the experiences that shaped his perspectives and brought him to where he is now.

Topics Covered: 

• Jake’s career journey and why he landed on supporting software developers 
• How Jake build Data Protocol and it’s community 
• What 'shifting privacy left' means to Jake
• Data Protocol's Privacy Engineering Courses, Labs, & Certification Program and what developers will take away
• The difference between Data Protocol's free Privacy Courses and paid Certification
• Feedback from customers and & trends observed
• Whether tech companies have seen improvement in engineers' ability to embed privacy into the development of products & services after completing the Privacy Engineering courses and labs 
• Other privacy-related courses available on Data Protocol, and privacy courses  on the roadmap
• Ways to leverage communications to surmount current challenges
• How organizations can make their developers accountable for privacy, and the importance of aligning responsibility, accountability & business processes
• How Debra would operationalize this accountability into an organization
• How you can use the PrivacyCode.ai privacy tech platform to enable the operationalization of privacy accountability for developers

Resources Mentioned: 

• Check out Data Protocol's courses, based on topic
• Enroll in The Privacy Engineering Certification Program (courses are free)
• Check out S3E2: 'My Top 20 Privacy Engineering Resources for 2024' 

Guest Info: 

• Connect with Jake on LinkedIn

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Nishant Bhajaria is the Director of Privacy Engineering, Architecture, & Analytics at Uber and Author of "Data Privacy: A Runbook for Engineers.” He’s also an Advisor to Data Protocol, Privado & Piiano. In our conversation, we discuss privacy engineering trends, educational materials that Nishant has developed, and his advice to privacy technologists, engineers, and hiring managers. 

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Nishant is a great example of a cross-functional, influential agent who has adapted to the ever-growing privacy discipline. He describes himself as an engineer for the attorneys and an attorney for the engineers, which has helped him secure positions at WebMD, Nike, Netflix, and now Uber. 

Nishant shares his advice for career development, both through the lens of how to break into the privacy space and also how to grow within your role. He explains how he’s been able to get board-level understanding about the importance of privacy as a product, not an afterthought. He also highlights takeaways from his book and online courses.

Topics Covered:

• How privacy engineers can secure their jobs during this widespread tech industry layoff 
• Privacy tech as the glue between different teams and in-house services
• How to make privacy more visible to the business as something that benefits the bottom line 
• Common mistakes that Nishant sees engineers make when it comes to privacy 
• What’s covered in Nishant’s ‘Privacy by Design’ courses 

Resources Mentioned:

• Buy Data Privacy: A Runbook for Engineers 
• Check out the Privacy Engineering Certification Course 

Guest Info:

• Follow Nishant on LinkedIn 

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