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  • Wiznucleus to present at the upcoming NEI Cyber Security Workshop on January 31-Februray 2, 2012(read more)

  • Meet us at Power-Gen International December 13th-15th Las Vegas, NV www.wiznucleus.com

  • Wiznucleus to present at the upcoming Smart Grid Security Summit... (read more)

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

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

  • Pacific Gas & Electric of San Francisco selects Wiznucleus Cyberwiz-Pro (read more)

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

  • Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation selects Wiznucleus/Cyberwiz-Pro (read more)

  • Wiznucleus launches NERC-WIZ Life-Cycle Risk Assessment & Compliance software platform (read more)

  • Multiple Nuclear Power Plants Deploy Risk Assessment & Compliance Software from Wiznucleus (read more)


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    Industry News


    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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    Leadership Team


    Krish Shetty, Chief Executive Officer

    Krish Shetty is the Chief Executive Officer and the Co-Founder of Wiznucleus. He has extensive domestic and international experience in IBM enterprise software business and with multi-product companies. Krish has a successful track record of creating valuable technology companies...
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    Prior to forming Wiznucleus, Krish co-founded and was the President & CEO of Nastel Technologies since 1994. At Nastel, Krish led the strategic direction of the company and managed the end-to-end value chain involving design and development of complex enterprise management & transaction software. Nastel has become a key provider of mission critical middleware management and performance software for the Global 2000 customers. During his leadership, the company built important strategic partnerships and profitable OEM relationships with IBM, Hewlett Packard and BMC Software among others. Prior to Nastel, in 1985, Krish was the CEO of Proteus Technology, Inc., one of the first companies to deliver the highly acclaimed desktop systems. The Proteus brand of workstations and systems emerged as the favorites of engineering labs and customers with high performance computing requirements. The company’s products were distributed around the world and received rave reviews for their innovation and engineering.

    Krish is a graduate of Harvard Business School and he received his BS degree from Rutgers University. (Show less…)

    Robert Gill, Director of Product Management

    Robert Gill has over 30 years of experience in nuclear power plant management, including licensing, license renewal, emergency plan, license amendment, merger license amendment request and others...
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    He contributed to the development of NEI 10-04, "Scope of Systems for the NRC Cyber Security 10 CFR 73.54 and FERC Order 706-B Compliance, and the development of (NEI 08-09, Revision 6) "Cyber Security Plan for Nuclear Power Reactors" . In addition, Bob has performed a number of training activities for the nuclear industry including: Prepared and presented "Nuclear Regulatory Processes - 101" training to 2009 NITSL Conference, Prepared and presented "Current Licensing Basis" training to nuclear employees. Led the development of enhanced company directive for communicating with the NRC Participated in the NEI review of NRC ISG#6 - Digital I&C Licensing Process Developed industry model template for UFSAR Section describing Heavy Loads licensing basis.

    Robert has a BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Virginia.(Show less…)

    Satish Talekar, Chief Technology Officer

    During the last 20 years, Satish has successfully architected & engineered IT solutions to support industrial business operations. His specializations include full lifecycle implementations of SPC, QMS & Compliance Management Solutions as well as QA/QC systems with integrated firmware & software based solutions. Satish has experience in a wide range of industries, including electrical power, industrial & medical electronics, energy management for Plants & Building Automation, Process & Discreet Manufacturing, & Telecom. His knowledge areas include Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance & Control, Enterprise Asset Management, Certification & Audits, SPC, Manufacturing Execution System (MES), PLM, Product Configurators, Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI), HMI/SCADA, and industrial automation systems, including PLCs, Industrial Drives, Process Controllers, Sensors & related hardware, and firmware & software based systems...
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    Prior to joining Wiznucleus, Satish held positions at large international organizations, including Siemens Ltd, Siemens Information Systems Ltd of India, and Larsen & Toubro Infotech USA.

    Satish has a BS in Electronics & Post- graduate diploma in Software Technology from NCST, India... (Show less…)

    Michael Echols, Chief Compliance Director

    Michael Echols is the Chief Compliance Director. Michael is an accomplished NERC CIP and Smart Grid Cyber Security Expert. He is experienced in all aspects of NERC CIP compliance and Audits, Risk Assessment/ Management, Industrial Control and Information Systems Security, SCADA, and substation automation. He has over 10 years of operational leadership in various areas of compliance including, FERC, NERC CIP, FISMA, FERC, SOX, HIPAA, as well as experience with remediation and governance. Michael has led and managed Cyber Security compliance and remediation at Salt River Project (SRP), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC),Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)...
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    Michael has in-depth experience in establishing and implementing an enterprise-wide information-security program. Overseeing department efforts to identify and evaluate all critical systems. Design and implementation of security processes, procedures and protection mechanisms on agencies certified IT network(s). Michael has collaborated with external auditors to conduct in-depth compliance audits and penetration testing, presenting all results to senior management.

    Michael has a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan, a Masters in Computer Information Systems from the University of Phoenix and is a certified CISSP and PMP. He is the co-author of Smart Grid Security. (Show less…)

    Andrew Gallo, Advisory Board Member - Director of Reliability Compliance, Austin Energy

    Andrew Gallo is currently the director of reliability compliance for Austin Energy in Austin, Texas. He previously served as the chief compliance officer for Seattle City Light. He led Seattle City Light through its first on-site NERC reliability standards audit and Austin Energy through an on-site audit of its TO, TOP, TP, LSE, and DP functions. Before Seattle, he was assistant general counsel for Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) where he worked on protocols compliance matters. Before becoming part of the electric industry, he worked in the oil and gas industry for 15 years...
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    Andrew received a Juris Doctor degree from the College of William and Mary in Virginia in 1985 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University in New York in 1982. (Show less…)

    Raghu Rao, Director & Co-Founder

    Raghu Rao is the co-founder and director at Wiznucleus. He has over 20 years experience in IT strategy, architecture and design, development, outsourcing, marketing and sales. Raghu has successfully managed and implemented complex projects on varied platforms for clients in Government, Publishing, Aerospace, Utilities, Chemicals, Legal, Healthcare and Telecom. He has advised clients on the strategy and rollout of high-profile projects, including the Federal Internet Portal USA.gov (firstgov.gov), National Cancer Institute's cancer.gov and other e-Government initiatives of the President's Management Agenda...
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    Prior to Wiznucleus, Raghu was the President of InfoZen, which he founded in 1995. At Infozen, Raghu created a world-class team that filled a critical business gap by providing innovative turnkey solutions that converted data into actionable information. InfoZen has emerged as a leading provider of integrated information management and technology solutions to commercial and government clients. Prior to founding InfoZen, he was a program manager for electronic journals and a member of the R&D group at Reed Elsevier's Technology Information Services, where he helped develop several pioneering databases delivered on CD-ROM, electronic journals and encyclopedias.

    Raghu has a Master's in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and an Electrical Engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Raghu has also completed coursework for an MBA in Information Systems at George Washington University and is on the Board of Advisors of eLawForum. (Show less…)

    Bruce Hinkley, Managing Director of Nuclear Services

    Bruce Hinkley is the Managing Director of Nuclear Services. Bruce has over 30 years of broad-based experience in the nuclear industry which includes executive level responsibilities with nuclear utilities, architect engineers and nuclear services companies. He is responsible for management and direction of regulatory, compliance and business areas...
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    Bruce has extensive experience performing management consulting activities with the DOE, NRC as well as commercial nuclear energy clients. He is the Team Leader for over 25 separate nuclear utility safety system reviews.

    Additionally, Bruce has been recognized by the American Nuclear Society for his efforts in system engineering and inspection/assessment methodologies. He was a member of the steering committee and oversight panel at Hanford WTP providing support to their broad based review activities focused on technical requirement flow down to implementing processes and procedures.

    Bruce has a BS in Analytical Management from the US Naval Academy and was a Certified Chief Engineer of a nuclear submarine. (Show less…)

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