Sentar, a women-led niche enterprise celebrated for its cutting-edge cyber intelligence technologies, has secured a coveted Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE). This prestigious collaboration marks Sentar’s foray into an innovative project aimed at enhancing cybersecurity within the nuclear power industry.

The primary focus under this grant is the development of a proof-of-concept solution by Sentar. This avant-garde solution is devised to alert nuclear plant stakeholders about potential operational disruptions arising from specific cyber-attacks. By doing so, the initiative strives to bolster cyber resilience within nuclear power infrastructures. The anticipated outcomes include ensuring safer nuclear operations, modernizing facility layouts with a cybersecurity-first approach, and providing robust measures to prevent and counteract the aftermath of cyber-attacks.

Gary Mayes, Sentar’s esteemed Senior Director of Research & Development, underscored the urgent need for a steadfast cyber resilience strategy for vital infrastructures. “In today’s volatile digital landscape, maintaining operations even in the face of cyber-attacks has become a non-negotiable standard for critical sectors,” remarked Mayes. He expressed Sentar’s enthusiasm about this partnership, emphasizing the paramount importance of equipping infrastructures with the tools to mitigate cyber-attack damages and persistently uphold operations even when systems are compromised.

Sentar will commence this monumental project immediately, with all pivotal operations unfolding in Huntsville, Alabama.

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