AlertEnterprise, Inc., a Freemont, California based provider of Security, Risk, and Compliance management software, today introduced a cybersecurity and compliance automation solution for the Nuclear Industry. The Solution is an integrated NEI 08-09 Cyber Security and Compliance Solution designed to analyze risks across IT, Physical Access and Process Control Systems. Published by the Nuclear Energy Institute, NEI 08-09 is a detailed set of guidelines for the Nuclear Industry to abide by when filing cyber security plans as required by the NRC and includes requirements for security assessments of critical systems and assets related to safety, security and emergency preparedness.
The Nuclear Industry is facing a huge pain around assessment, particularly as it pertains to the Critical Digit Asset assessment for NEI 08-09. The solution from AlertEnterprise helps resolve this pain by delivering identification, classification and assessment of CDA’s and the application of appropriate controls in a sustainable and efficient business process. AlertEnterprise helps eliminate time-consuming and extensive manual processes, producing quick results in both assessment and documentation.
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AlertEnterprise says its solutions enables nuclear power plants to automate required assessments, reduce complexity, and eliminate silos to maintain a repeatable and sustainable compliance process. “The flexibility of AlertEnterprise multi-regulatory compliance solutions means that changes to regulations like 10 CFR 73.54, standards, and best practice frameworks can easily be incorporated into the compliance software without the need for re-deployment, including when a new standard like NEI 10-09 is instituted,” says AlertEnterprise Founder and CEO, Jasvir Gill.
AlertEnterprise counts many utility companies as customers including Florida Power & Light/NextEra, Allegheny Energy, OG&E, Toronto Hydro, and NIPSCO. AlertEnterprise software works with existing enterprise applications like SAP, Oracle etc., as well as with Physical Access Controls Systems (PACS) from major vendors like GE, Lenel, Tyco, Johnson Controls (JCI), Cisco and Honeywell. AlertEnterprise has the additional unique ability to monitor alerts and events from control systems from vendors like ABB, Siemens, Honeywell, Emerson, SEL, and GE, which gives AlertEnterprise a unique advantage to fully support compliance with NERC CIP, CFATS, FERC Standards of Conduct, NIST SP800-53, FISMA requirements and many others.
The Founder and CEO of AlertEnterprise, Jasvir Gill, was the Founder and CEO of application security company Virsa Systems, which was acquired by SAP.