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US government systems and critical national cyber infrastructure seems to be falling prey to an increasing amount of attacks. President Biden issued an executive order (EO) entitled “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” This aims to bring all government systems, and by extension government contractors and supply chain vendors, up to speed on their data security protocols. New standards for secure software development are currently being created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with government and industry.