NIST Guidelines for Critical Software

by

Donald Wickelgren

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Jul 17, 2021

Security

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I applaud the government's work to develop hard guidelines for software and system vendors. As they take the time to review and implement these practices, we will strive to move to a NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) compliant only systems model to further protect our own clients.

The more companies demand security standards, the stronger security will be for the entire healthcare industry.

Reference: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3625271/nist-s-eo-mandated-software-security-guidelines-could-be-a-game-changer.amp.html

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Bio
Donald Wickelgren

Don Wicklegren is Xilium's founder. He is a technologist by profession who started his career pre-internet in remote medical technology and learning. He has worked in both small and large corporations with world-wide remote staff and became a part of the team who developed the first commercial internet. As an entrepreneur, he started his first technology company in 2001. In Xilium, he focuses on innovating solutions for the US healthcare system.

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