Fundamentals of Cryptographic Privacy Enhancing Technologies 

Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) comprise a long-standing and wide-ranging field of research, technologies, and solutions, which seek to address core data protection concepts such as online privacy, data protection by design, data minimisation and data security. In parallel, they aim to realise and unlock the value of data within the limits of applicable laws and regulations.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of commonly discussed modern PETs which protect data via cryptographic methods, in the context of organisations applying such technologies to process personal data (a companion course addresses PETs which deal with data processing). It introduces the concepts at an easily understandable level, compares their pros and cons against other PETs, and raises known issues and limitations. The course includes several exercises and demonstrations aimed at strengthening participants’ understanding. As it is targeted at decision makers, managers, and system designers, it does not require advanced knowledge of mathematics or programming skills.

This course complements our Fundamentals of Data-manipulating Privacy Enhancing Technologies course on other types of PETs.

Who should attend?

• Privacy Engineers, Technical Staff, Developers, Data Analysts, Data Architects, and Project Managers
• Data Protection Officers (DPOs), Compliance Professionals, and Corporate / In-house Counsels
• Executives, Managers, and Staff involved in the management, collection, use or other processing of personal data

Course Details

Course Outline

• Scope and Landscape on PETs
  • Purpose and scope of PETs
  • Regulatory requirements and general guidance on PETs
  • PETs versus other data protection technologies (like anonymisation)
• Modern cryptographic PETs for data protection
  • Secure Multi Party Computing (SMPC)
  • Homomorphic Encryption (HE)
  • Functional Encryption (FE)
  • Searchable Encryption (SE 

Course Facilitator

Albert Pichlmaier   Senior Cybersecurity and Privacy Engineer Senior Learning Technology Designer, Drew Data Protection & Cybersecurity Academy