Recognized for helping to secure the 2010 Winter Olympics and national leadership in the energy sector

Atlanta, GA — December 7, 2010 — Modulo, a leading provider of enterprise governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions, announced today that customer Doug Powell, Manager of Corporate Security for BC Hydro, has been named CSO of the Year by SC Magazine Canada. Powell was presented his award at the 2010 SC Congress Data Security Conference & Expo on November 16th in Toronto, Canada. The awards were hand-picked by an expert panel of judges, including high-profile national public and private security leaders, as well as by the esteemed SC Magazine editorial team.

“We’re proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of Doug and his contributions for the 2010 Winter Olympics as well as for his leadership in the Canadian energy and intelligence communities,” said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. ”It is only through the excellence and leadership of individuals like Doug that our industry can address the challenges of today and secure against tomorrow’s threats.” Powell was recognized for contributions to the 2010 Winter Olympics games in Vancouver, BC. As the third largest electric utility in Canada serving 94% of British Columbia, BC Hydro played a core role for in providing security for the Olympic games. This environment represents a heightened threat period in which threat agents attempt to forward their cause and attract the attention of the world – the Beijing Olympics, for example, reported 10,000 malicious cyber hits on the electric grid in the first hour. In Vancouver, BC Hydro was concerned that those opposed to the games or its infrastructure plans, building dams and power lines, might hack the company’s web site and deface it or insert viruses. And of course the most serious concern as a utility was that a cyber attack against the grid SCADA system could shut the Olympics lights off.

In preparation, Powell re-energized the BC Hydro IT security team and created an end-to-end security program integrating IT, physical and corporate security - and aligning with Olympics and national security agencies. Key to this effort was the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) program, for which Powell leveraged Modulo Risk Manager to identify 20 critical applications, perform a full risk assessment, and prepare a mitigation plan. Deployed in eight months, the IT program was integral to BC Hydro’s Olympic success.

“I am honored to accept this award, which represents the efforts of a terrific team, recognition from my respected peers, and a pinnacle point in my career,” said Powell. “This award is also a testament to two important industry trends: First, worldwide events such as the Olympics represent a heightened threat environment and give us the opportunity to prepare for and learn from real-world situations. Secondly, the world is changing and developments like Stuxnet shift the security paradigm from a focus on standards and regulations to a more proactive threat and risk approach.”

Powell was also recognized for his ongoing efforts in helping to propel the CSO position to a footing of influence within the BC Hydro organization and for his national leadership including contributions to the Canadian Electricity Association, Security Infrastructure Protection Committee and Energy & Utilities Sector Branch of the Canadian CI Protection Action Plan. He is also Second Vice-Chair for the ASIS International Utilities Council and has provided CI protection briefings to the utilities sector at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Moving forward, Powell is also helping to elevate BC Hydro’s security program as integral to the company’s strategic Smart Metering Initiative.

“The protection of utility and energy assets require special attention before, during and after an event as important at the Olympics, as they can be leveraged to compromise the region’s critical infrastructure and cause major failures or vulnerabilities. Doug consistently stands out as a national leader with the right vision because he takes a proactive and methodical approach to security and risk management - resulting in better business preparedness and decision making, and ultimately one of the reasons the Winter Olympic Games were such a success,” said Alvaro Lima, co-founder and CEO for Modulo.

The Modulo Risk Manager™ NG solution is recognized in the Excellence Award category by an heir breadth of knowledge and experience in the information security industry - from end-user companies to the analyst and consulting communities to academia.

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