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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Fundamentals of Data Integrity and Availability
- Key definitions and core principles
- The importance of these concepts in public services
- Distinguishing integrity from availability and confidentiality
Threats to Data Integrity
- Human error, software defects, and configuration mistakes
- Cyberattacks and malicious data tampering
- Risks across the lifecycle: data entry, storage, and transmission
Maintaining Data Accuracy and Consistency
- Techniques for validation and verification
- Use of version control and audit logs
- Best practices for managing structured data and metadata
Planning for Availability and Continuity
- Redundancy and building system resilience
- Basics of high-availability architecture
- Data recovery and business continuity planning
Monitoring and Incident Response
- Identifying data anomalies and system failures
- Conducting root cause analysis and implementing remediation
- Documenting findings and capturing lessons learned
Governance and Policy Considerations
- Establishing policies for data access, editing, and retention
- Aligning practices with standards and frameworks (such as ISO 27001)
- Ethical responsibilities regarding data integrity in the public sector
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Familiarity with public sector data management or IT systems
- Experience handling data workflows, documentation, or reporting processes
- Awareness of information security or compliance requirements
Target Audience
- Public sector data officers and analysts
- IT and system administrators
- Data governance and compliance teams
