NERC-CIP identifies standards in key areas designed to protect power plants and all other aspects of electric utility operations and assets. The standards include provisions for identifying critical ...

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) Reliability Standards are under constant revision even while new requirements are under active development. As noted in the last NERC Critical ...

A few weeks ago I wrote about the anticipated positive aspects of NERC CIP 011. I received comments and questions about timing of approval and implementation, as well as a request to briefly clarify ...

The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) CIP Security Standard was designed to help organizations protect their critical cyber assets. This includes bulk electric system assets, as well ...

Electrical utilities are already challenged with the process of becoming certified for compliance with the NERC CIP standard for IT security. The NERC CIP standard is evolving, thank goodness. Perhaps ...

HOUSTON , Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As the deadline for NERC CIP compliance draws near, GarrettCom(TM), Inc. today announced enhanced features for its CrossBow(TM) NERC CIP Solution, including enhanced ...

Last September at ASIS, famed broadcast journalist Ted Koppel spoke to the security professionals in attendance about the cybersecurity – or lack thereof – of the national power grid. Attendees ...

In August 2014, NERC published its Cyber Security Reliability Standards CIP V5 Transition Guidance. The deadline to comply with NERC CIP 5, as it’s called, was scheduled for April 1, 2016. Many U.S.

On May 23, 2024, FERC approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) Reliability Standard, CIP-012-2 (Cyber Security – ...

For most people, holding the door for another person is a natural instinct. However, when entering a Physical Security Perimeter (PSP), this instinct is not appropriate and will often result in ...