Data Security Champion: Data Integrity from Pluralsight

This course will teach you how to effectively integrate and apply data integrity practices in your role as a data analyst, ensuring the security and reliability of your data.

The integrity of data is paramount for ensuring its reliability and security. The threat of data being altered, corrupted, or misused is a significant concern for organizations and data analysts alike. This course addresses this critical issue head-on. In this course, Data Security Champion: Data Integrity, you'll learn to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of your data security strategy. First, you'll explore the fundamental concept of data integrity, understanding its importance and how it's integrated into data security frameworks. Next, you'll discover practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data. Finally, you'll learn how to seamlessly incorporate these data integrity controls into your daily workflow as a data analyst, enhancing both the security and reliability of your data processing tasks. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of data integrity needed to effectively safeguard your data against alteration and corruption, ensuring its trustworthiness in any analytical or decision-making process.

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Syllabus

Data Security Champion: Data Integrity

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

, and possible dealbreakers

Covers data integrity, a crucial aspect of data security, ensuring data reliability

Led by Owen Dubiel, recognized for expertise in data integrity

Suitable for data analysts seeking to enhance data security and integrity practices

Practical focus with tools and techniques for data integrity verification

May require some foundational knowledge in data analysis

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Data Security Champion: Data Integrity with these activities:

Review data integrity fundamentals

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Reviewing data integrity fundamentals will provide a strong foundation for understanding the concepts and practices covered in this course.

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Define data integrity and its importance
Identify common data integrity threats
Discuss best practices for maintaining data integrity

Practice using data integrity tools

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Practicing using data integrity tools will help you develop the skills necessary to effectively implement and maintain robust data integrity measures.

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Install and configure data integrity tools
Use checksums to verify data integrity
Use hashing to verify data integrity
Monitor data integrity tools for alerts and notifications

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Career center

Learners who complete Data Security Champion: Data Integrity will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Data Analyst

Data Analysts are responsible for collecting, cleaning, and analyzing data to help businesses make informed decisions. This course would be particularly useful for Data Analysts who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of their data security strategy. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Data Scientist

Data Scientists use data to build models and make predictions. This course would be particularly useful for Data Scientists who want to learn more about data integrity and how to ensure the security and reliability of their data. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Database Administrator

Database Administrators are responsible for managing and maintaining databases. This course would be particularly useful for Database Administrators who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of their data security strategy. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Information Security Analyst

Information Security Analysts are responsible for protecting an organization's information systems and data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. This course would be particularly useful for Information Security Analysts who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of their data security strategy. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Security Engineer

Security Engineers are responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security systems. This course would be may be useful for Security Engineers who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of their data security strategy. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Software Developer

Software Developers are responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications. This course would be particularly useful for Software Developers who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures in their applications. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Security Analyst

Security Analysts are responsible for identifying and mitigating security risks. This course would be particularly useful for Security Analysts who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of their data security strategy. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Systems Administrator

Systems Administrators are responsible for managing and maintaining computer systems and networks. This course would be particularly useful for Systems Administrators who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures on the systems they manage. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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IT Auditor

IT Auditors are responsible for examining an organization's IT systems and processes to ensure that they are secure and compliant with regulations. This course would be particularly useful for IT Auditors who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of their data security strategy. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Risk Analyst

Risk Analysts are responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to an organization. This course would be particularly useful for Risk Analysts who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of their data security strategy. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Technical Support Specialist

Technical Support Specialists are responsible for providing technical support to users of computer systems and software. This course would be may be useful for Technical Support Specialists who want to learn more about data integrity and how to help users protect the integrity of their data. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Compliance Analyst

Compliance Analysts are responsible for ensuring that an organization complies with relevant laws and regulations. This course would be particularly useful for Compliance Analysts who want to learn more about data integrity and how to implement and maintain robust data integrity measures as part of their data security strategy. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Forensic Analyst

Forensic Analysts are responsible for investigating and analyzing computer systems and data to uncover evidence of crimes. This course would be particularly useful for Forensic Analysts who want to learn more about data integrity and how to ensure that the data they are analyzing is reliable and has not been tampered with. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Incident Responder

Incident Responders are responsible for responding to and mitigating security incidents. This course would be particularly useful for Incident Responders who want to learn more about data integrity and how to ensure that the data they are dealing with has not been tampered with. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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Penetration Tester

Penetration Testers are responsible for testing the security of an organization's IT systems and networks. This course would be particularly useful for Penetration Testers who want to learn more about data integrity and how to verify the integrity of data. The course covers the fundamental concept of data integrity, as well as practical tools and techniques like checksums and hashing, which are vital for verifying the integrity of data.

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