Isaca CDPSE Exam Topics, Blueprint and Syllabus

The prerequisites for the Isaca CDPSE exam are:

1. A minimum of five years of experience in information technology, including at least three years of experience in information security, privacy, or data protection.
2. A minimum of one year of experience in a management or leadership role in information security, privacy, or data protection.
3. A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university or college.
4. Completion of the CDPSE application and payment of the exam fee.
5. Adherence to the Isaca Code of Professional Ethics and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements.

• Identify the internal and external privacy requirements specific to the organization's governance and risk management programs and practices.
• Participate in the evaluation of privacy policies, programs, and policies for their alignment with legal requirements, regulatory requirements, and/or industry best practices.
• Coordinate and/or perform privacy impact assessments (PIA) and other privacy-focused assessments.
• Participate in the development of procedures that align with privacy policies and business needs.
• Implement procedures that align with privacy policies.
• Participate in the management and evaluation of contracts, service levels, and practices of vendors and other external parties.
• Participate in the privacy incident management process.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity personnel on the security risk assessment process to address privacy compliance and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with other practitioners to ensure that privacy programs and practices are followed during the design, development, and implementation of systems, applications, and infrastructure.
• Develop and/or implement a prioritization process for privacy practices.
• Develop, monitor, and/or report performance metrics and trends related to privacy practices.
• Report on the status and outcomes of privacy programs and practices to relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in privacy training and promote awareness of privacy practices.
• Identify issues requiring remediation and opportunities for process improvement.

• Coordinate and/or perform privacy impact assessment (PIA) and other privacy-focused assessments to identify appropriate tracking technologies, and technical privacy controls.
• Participate in the development of privacy control procedures that align with privacy policies and business needs.
• Implement procedures related to privacy architecture that align with privacy policies.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity personnel on the security risk assessment process to address privacy compliance and risk mitigation
• Collaborate with other practitioners to ensure that privacy programs and practices are followed during the design, development, and implementation of systems, applications, and infrastructure.
• Evaluate the enterprise architecture and information architecture to ensure it supports privacy by design principles and considerations.
• Evaluate advancements in privacy-enhancing technologies and changes in the regulatory landscape.
• Identify, validate, and/or implement appropriate privacy and security controls according to data classification procedures.

• Identify the internal and external privacy requirements relating to the organization's data lifecycle practices.
• Coordinate and/or perform privacy impact assessments (PIA) and other privacy-focused assessments relating to the organization’s data lifecycle practices.
• Participate in the development of data lifecycle procedures that align with privacy policies and business needs.
• Implement procedures related to data lifecycle that align with privacy policies.
• Collaborate with other practitioners to ensure that privacy programs and practices are followed during the design, development, and implementation of systems, applications, and infrastructure.
• Evaluate the enterprise architecture and information architecture to ensure it supports privacy by design principles and data lifecycle considerations.
• Identify, validate, and/or implement appropriate privacy and security controls according to data classification procedures.
• Design, implement, and/or monitor processes and procedures to keep the inventory and dataflow records current.