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Biden cyber security order mandates new rules for govt software

By Christopher Bing and Nandita Bose on May 13, 2021 11:30AM
Biden cyber security order mandates new rules for govt software

Orders creation of an air accident-style cyber review board.

US President Joe Biden ordered the creation of an air accident-style cyber review board and the imposition of new software standards for government agencies following a spate of digital intrusions that have rattled the United States. The executive order's initiatives include the creation of ...

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By Christopher Bing and Nandita Bose
May 13 2021
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