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  • Wiznucleus to present at the upcoming NERC Compliance Fundamentals Workshop... (read more)

  • STARS Nuclear Plants Adopt Wiznucleus Risk Assessment & Compliance Platform.(read more)

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  • Luminant Energy selects Wiznucleus Cyberwiz-Pro Software for Comanche(read more)

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    Power grid cybersecurity: $60 piece of software could bring mass chaos

    "Utility cybersecurity is in a state of near chaos." While Pike estimated $14 billion will be pumped into the smart grid from now through 2018, with 63% of that for control system security, a "$60 piece of software can bypass an entire defense-in-depth implementation." ...(read more)

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    Hackers: Attack on City Water Station Destroys Pump

    Intruders launched their attack from IP addresses based in Russia and gained access by hacking inot the network of a software vendor that makes the SCADA...(read more)

    U.S. Report Accuses China and Russia of Internet Spying

    Washington, DC – American intelligence agencies, in an unusually blunt public criticism of China and Russia, reported to Congress on Thursday that those two foreign governments steal valuable American technology over the Internet as a matter of national policy....(read more)

    Researchers warn of new Stuxnet worm

    Researchers have found evidence that the Stuxnet worm, which alarmed governments around the world, could be about to regenerate...(read more)

    Department of Energy Releases New Roadmap to Guide Public-Private Cybersecurity Initiatives

    Washington, DC – As part of the Obama Administration’s goals to enhance the security and reliability of the nation’s energy infrastructure, the U.S. Department of Energy today released the 2011 Roadmap to Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity. Developed as an update to the 2006 Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Energy Sector ...(read more)

    For the Best Infrastructure Investment, Free the Telecom and Energy Sectors

    Spending on infrastructure is a key element in the economic plan President Obama proposed last week. But the critical questions are what the money gets spent on and where it comes from. ...(read more)

    DOE Lab Shuts Down Email, Web Access After Sophisticated Cyber-Attack

    Cyber-attackers hit another Department of Energy research laboratory last week, forcing IT managers to shut down all of the facility’s computer links to the outside world to try to contain the damage ...(read more)

    Ponemon Institute Survey Finds 90 Percent of Businesses Fell Victim to Cyber Security Breach at Least Once in the Past 12 Months

    Juniper Networks Sponsored Survey Finds Security Breaches Cost 41 Percent of Businesses at Least a Half a Million Dollars ...(read more)

    Cyber attack blocks website of Brazilian presidency

    A cyber attack blocked traffic to the webiste of the Brazilian presidency and two other government sites ...(read more)

    U.S. Cyber Challenge Announces 2011 Cyber Camps

    The U.S. Cyber Challenge today announced the 2011 Cyber Camps, a series of weeklong ...(read more)

    String of cyber attacks threat to U.S. security?

    Japanese video game developer Sega announced Sunday that hackers broke into its database and stole ...(read more)

    Analysis: Cyber raids fuel calls for monitoring

    Employers rushing to boost cyber defenses after a rash of U.S. online break-ins ...(read more)

    U.S. military sharing secret cyber threat info with defense contractors

    A new U.S. military program shares classified information about cyber threats with defense contractors and their ISPs as part of...(read more)

    Wanted: mature cyber security response plans - NERC CIP forms foundation, but more needed

    The timley release of a report Monday by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) cuts straight to the heart of the electric utility cyber security discussions ongoing ...(read more)

    Hackers claim break-in of U.S. Senate computers as CIA chief Panetta warns cyber attack could be 'next Pearl Harbor'

    Panetta: Large-scale cyber attack that could take down the major infrastructure is 'real possibility'...(read more)

    How to Make the Smart Grid Smarter than Cyber Attackers

    As the United States and other countries prepare for the transition to a smarter electrical grid, there's great reason to be optimistic...(read more)

    I.M.F. Reports Cyberattack Led to 'Very Major Breach'

    WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund, still struggling to find a new leader after the arrest...(read more)

    Obama Cybersecurity Plan Urges More Disclosure of Breaches

    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration's proposal for protecting banks, power grids...(read more)

    White House unveils cybersecurity plan

    WASHINGTON – Companies that run critical U.S. industries such as power plants would get government...(read more)

    US nuclear industry watching, waiting

    Japan's reactor crisis has renewed anxiety about nuclear safety and could derail efforts to revive the U.S. industry as a clean alternative energy source...(read more)

    Afternoon Take: Markey Cites New Report to Call For Nuclear Moratorium

    The fallout of the continuing crisis at Japan's Fukushima power plant has Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., ...(read more)

    NERC CIPs: Latest updates on V.4 & 5 (and sympathy for folks building them)

    A few weeks ago I attempted to impact some wisdom on the status of the CIPs...(read more)

    NERC CIPs: Looking at Version 4 Red-lines and Headlines in early 2011

    Back in December 2009, the CIP-002 version 4 draft was called "Cyber Security-BES Cyber System Categorization...(read more)

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    News Release

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

    Multiple Nuclear Power Plants Deploy Risk Assessment & Compliance Software from Wiznucleus

    Wiznucleus' Cyberwiz-Pro Software Will Provide Full Life-Cycle Management of Cyber Security Assessment and Audit Management in support of NEI 08-09.

    New York, NY, June 15, 2011 -Wiznucleus of New York announced today that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) of Avila Beach, CA, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation of Burlington, KS, and Luminant Energy’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, TX, have deployed the company’s next generation software for cyber security life-cycle management. Wiznucleus' Cyberwiz-Pro will be the primary assessment software platform for managing all aspects of cyber security assessments and will help the STARS to become compliant with regulatory requirements. Wiznucleus’ solution comes with libraries of security controls and industry standard templates based on NEI 08-09, NERC CIP/FERC, and CFATS.

    “We are pleased with the addition of PG&E and Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant to the list of our customers. We are committed to supporting the critical infrastructure companies as they perform the required assessment and work to be compliance ready with the stringent regulations and industry standards and requirements,” says Robert Gill, Cyber Security Lead of Wiznucleus.

    Cyberwiz-Pro is built using the company’s solid technology architecture capable of delivering strong automation and integration with existing enterprise systems, including third party applications and document management systems, and user configurability.

    “PG&E, in cooperation with two other STARS companies, went through an extensive evaluation of different vendors in the industry to determine their responsiveness, capabilities, and other relevant factors pertaining to our industry and determined that Wiznucleus was the top vendor of our choice. Cyberwiz-Pro turned out to be the most robust product capable of supporting the management of our assessment and compliance throughout the life-cycle. We are very satisfied with the deployment of Wiznucleus software in production,” says John Prehn, Cyber Security Program Manager at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant.

    Wiznucleus, headquartered in New York City, continues to grow as a risk assessment and compliance solutions company with strong commitment to developing next-generation cyber security risk management solutions, including risk assessment and audit automation software to meet 10 CFR 73.54/NEI 08-09, FERC, NERC CIP 001-009 and Smart Grid Cyber Security requirements. The company's software products are currently in operation in multiple nuclear power plants and utilities.


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