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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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    NERC-WIZ™ for Power Generation Plants


    Meeting NERC CIP requirements in Power Generation Plants and Substations (Distributed Control System(DCS)/Supervisory Control and Data Aquisition(SCADA)) is an enormous challenge. It requires specialized knowledge of plant systems, communication networks, regulations, and multiple vendor systems. We have intimate knowledge of these systems. NERC-WIZ™ from Wiznucleus is specially designed for DCS and SCADA customers. The tool automates the most operation-intensive tasks in a single product with deep and embedded knowledge of DCS and SCADA cyber security and NERC compliance requirements. NERC-WIZ™ has strong support for asset identification,change management, real time tracking of rights and privileges, Technical Exception Feasibility (TFE) management, and documentation and reporting requirements. NERC can seamlessly integrate with an existing IT or corporation compliance solutions

    NERC-WIZ™ Overview

    Wiznucleus NERC-WIZ™ is the best-of-breed compliance process automation solution for managing NERC CIP compliance workflows with outstanding domain knowledge of plant systems and NERC compliance requirements.

    Our customers have discovered that NERC CIP Compliance is complex and requires tools specifically designed for the job. Simply utilizing an IT security platform to meet the complex risk assessment and compliance tasks of distributed control systems will not do.

    Wiznucleus understands critical infrastructure. Our NERC-WIZ™ compliance and Risk Assessment software was created by people with outstanding knowledge of distributed control systems in fossil, nuclear, hydro and other generation areas and experts in meeting NERC CIP compliance today.


    Process Diagram

    Wiznucleus' compliance and risk assessment solutions provide powerful automation capabilities for Critical Cyber Assets inventory identification, risk assessment, self-report identification, mock audit, TFE and mitigation plan preparation and analysis. Additionally, the solution automates complete evidence management, TFE and mitigation plan preparation and analysis among other powerful features.

    Risk Assessment & Compliance Management

    The NERC CIP standards are based on the cyber security threats that represent reliability risks to the bulk electric system. Utilities are required under the standards, to apply a risk based methodology to identify which cyber assets they own and are critical to the reliable operation of the bulk electric system. NERC-WIZ™ is created to help utilities and DCS to manage compliance and adhere to the CIP 002-CIP 009.

    Key Features

    • Cyber Asset Identification & Classification Management
    • Automated CCAs with Network Diagramming
    • Unified Threat Intelligence Management
    • Wizard Based Tracking
    • Automated Technical Feasibility Exception(TFE)
    • Automated Evidence Management
    • Document Management
    • Change Control Management
    • Enterprise Integration
    • Project Task Management and Workflow
    • Information Protection
    • Reliability Standard Audit Worksheet Preparation


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