Python is an interpreted high-level general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its use of significant indentation. Its language constructs as well as its object-oriented approach aim to help programmers write clear, logical code for small and large-scale projects.

Python is dynamically-typed and garbage-collected. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including structured (particularly, procedural), object-oriented and functional programming. It is often described as a “batteries included” language due to its comprehensive standard library.

We will go through basic programming concepts and implement them using Python as an example of a high-level programming language. This course is explicitly for non-programmers and will use a slow-pace hands-on approach to make sure everybody benefits from it.

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FISMA stands for the Federal Information Security Management Act, which the United States Congress passed in 2002: it requires federal agencies to implement information security plans to protect sensitive data.

FISMA compliance is data security guidance set by FISMA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). FISMA assigns responsibilities to various agencies to ensure the security of data in the federal government. The act requires program officials, and the head of each agency, to conduct annual reviews of information security programs, with the intent of keeping risks at or below specified acceptable levels in a cost-effective, timely and efficient manner.

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Pentester Academy provides online, on-demand, comprehensive, hands-on and highly technical cybersecurity training in the cloud. Since 2011, PentesterAcademy trained thousands of clients in over 130+ countries worldwide, ranging from independent professionals to Fortune 500 companies and law enforcement agencies.

We’re proud to have helped our students advance careers, acquire new skills and strengthen their clients’ security infrastructure.

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The long-expected and widely-concerned Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (“PIPL”) was adopted on 20 August 2021, at the 30th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress.

As a basic law for personal information protection in China, the PIPL clarifies the rules for processing personal information, the obligations of personal information handlers (and processors), and the rights of personal information subjects. Notably, the PIPL provides serious punishment for violations of this law, which includes a fine of up to CNY 50 million (about USD 7,690,000) or 5% of annual turnover of the previous year.
The PIPL will come into effect as of 1 November 2021. During the grace period, organizations operating in China and those established outside China but having to be subject to the extraterritorial effect of the PIPL, are suggested to carry out data compliance work in accordance with the PIPL to get prepared for the upcoming law.

This Guide aims to highlight the main principles and provisions under the PIPL. It is intended to be used by organizations as an aid to find gaps in compliance and take possible steps required in practice

Each section of this Guide describes an important rule or requirement under the PIPL. We also provide “Actions” suggested to be considered and/or adopted for ensuring compliance. Please note that the relevant supporting rules and regulations of the PIPL are expected to be promulgated and implemented accordingly, which is advisable to be paid close attention to. Also, other relevant laws and regulations, as well as department rules shall be taken into consideration when assessing compliance.

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2021 was supposed to become the year for ISO 20022. However, it was never meant to be. The Covid-19 pandemic threw a spanner in the works – causing SWIFT to delay its migration by a year and further market infrastructures (MI) to follow suit. What was originally planned to be the “go-live year” has turned out to be “the year of delivery”.

Since the release of our previous edition of the Guide just before Sibos 2020, some MIs, such as the Philippines’ RTGS system, have managed to keep to their original migration strategies and the ISO 20022 vision has become a reality this year. Elsewhere, other MIs, remain committed to their respective, revised timelines, with direct participants in Europe on track to begin industry testing in December 2021, and those in the UK deep in preparations for the fast-approaching like-for-like phase in June 2022.

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