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October 2021

AppSec Decoded: Why Biden's executive order should be on your radar | Synopsys

Biden’s executive order (EO), announced earlier this spring, outlines cyber security standards and best practices that will apply to federal departments, agencies, and their technology suppliers. Although the EO’s goal is to secure the U.S. government, implications are expected to be broader and could be adopted by the commercial sector. We spoke with Tim Mackey, principal security strategist at Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC), to learn how Biden’s EO differs from prior EOs and why it should be on everyone’s radar.

How to Comply with GDPR: Key 10 Steps

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to protect the personal data of EU residents by regulating how that information is collected, stored, processed and destroyed. The data security and privacy law applies to all organizations that collect the personal data of European Union citizens, regardless of location. The penalties for noncompliance with GDPR requirements are stiff. Many organizations are struggling with how to comply with GDPR.

Learn About the Digital Operational Resilience Act

Around the world, and particularly over the past few years, regulators have been looking for ways to strengthen the resilience of the financial sector. In the European Union, regulators within the European Commission (EC) have taken a concrete step to meet this objective through the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The EC published a draft version of DORA in September 2020.