Why NIST?
An overview of SEL’s stance on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a cybersecurity framework.
By Dwight AndersonAbout the Author
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Dwight Anderson
Engineering Services Manager
Dwight Anderson leads the cyber services team at Schweitzer Engineering Services, Inc. (SEL). Prior to joining SEL, he worked for 20 years at Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies as an aerospace and defense business development manager and systems engineer, working on projects ranging from electronic warfare countermeasures to SCADA system programming. He is a licensed professional engineer in Texas, holds the Global Security Essentials Certification (GSEC), and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).