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 ...

nCircle has announced new security and configuration policies designed to help electric utilities comply with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure ...

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 ...

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 – ...

The program by which registered entities can bypass some NERC protection standard requirements is “diminishing” in value.

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 ...

Undergoing a NERC CIP audit is an ordeal, particularly when the ground rules are not clearly spelled out in advance. An experienced NERC CIP auditor lays out a comprehensive five-step plan that will ...

The proposed Reliability Standards focus on vulnerabilities in vendor products and services and would regulate the utility procurement process. On September 26, the North American Electric Reliability ...

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 ...

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 ...